How do you write numbers with a whole part and fractional part such as two and a half? If I put 2-1/2 then MoI interprets the dash as a minus sign and subtracts the 1/2 from the 2. If I put 2_1/2 I just get an error. There must be a way but I haven't been able to find it. Can someone help?
Thanks,
Mark

2.5

:)

Thanks, but I want to be able to write the whole with a fraction not a whole with a decimal.

Hi Mark, normally those kinds of coordinates are used for feet and inches type units only.

You need to have your unit system set (under Options / General) to something other than "No unit system", and then you can enter in those kinds of coordinates if you include the ' and " marks along with them, like for 8 1/2 feet you enter this:

8 1/2'

Normally when you want that style, you should go to Options / General, and set "Unit system: Feet & Inches".

That will cause the base units to be in feet and all the coordinates and distances will be displayed using that fractional type style, like 8' 2 1/2".


Otherwise if you want to do it for something other than feet or inches that is possible by typing an expression using the + sign, like: 2+1/2 , that will result in 2 + 0.5 = 2.5 units.

Using the + method will work with any unit system and not just for feet and inches.

- Michael

You type 2/5 and moi convert automatically the result!
Only result is sufficient no? ;)
and 2 +(1/2) will more prudent for complex formula ;)

Hi Pilou,

> and 2 +(1/2) will more prudent for complex formula ;)

It's not bad to use ( ) to clarify things especially if you have a longer expression.

But multiplication and division do have higher precedence than addition and subtraction, so for this case you don't need the ( ) and can just write: 2+1/2

That will automatically evaluate as: 2 + (1/2)

- Michael

Yes but remember precedence is more difficult than write () :)