Introduction.

Turns on or off the suppression of zeros for alternate unit dimensions. It is used to suppress leading and trailing zeros in dimensions expressed in decimal or in feet and inches.

Table: $DIMALTZ values.

DIMALTZ
value
Description
0 Suppresses zero feet and zero inches.
1 Includes zero feet and zero inches.
2 Suppresses zero inches and includes zero feet.
3 Suppresses zero feet and includes zero inches
+4 Suppresses leading zeros.
+8 Suppresses trailing zeros.
+12 Suppresses both leading and trailing zeros.