How to workaround the limitation: Prefix and Postfix cannot be a plain number

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Tekla Structures
Prefix and Postfix cannot be a plain number
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Question: I would like to replace the numeric value of the dimension with a numeric prefix or a numeric postfix. Why can't a prefix or a postfix be a plain number?

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Answer: This is to make sure you accidentally wouldn't confuse manually added values with the actual numeric dimension values. The prefix value cannot be plain numbers, and cannot end with a number when the numeric value of the dimension is visible. The postfix cannot be plain numbers, and the it cannot start with a number when the numeric value of the dimension is visible.

Workaround: You can enter a non-breaking space character by typing "ALT+0160" or "ALT+0255" or two "caret" (^^) signs in addition to the number.

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