How do I make Fusion 360 show angles as decimal degrees instead of degrees/minutes/seconds?
Hi!
I’m trying to learn basic angle calculations in Fusion 360 and I ran into something that confused me.
I made a straight right triangle in Fusion 360 with:
height/rise = 40 mm
base/run = 50 mm
If I calculate the angle manually, I do:
\theta = \tan^{-1}(40/50)
40/50 = 0.8
My calculator gives:\theta = 38.6598^\circ
So I expected Fusion 360 to show about 38.66°.
But Fusion shows the angle like this: 38deg\ 39'\ 35.3"
At first I thought this was a different angle, but now I understand that Fusion is showing the angle in degrees, minutes, and seconds.
So: 38^\circ 39' 35.3"
means: 38 + 39/60 + 35.3/3600
which equals about: 38.6598^\circ
So the math actually matches.
My question is: How do I make Fusion 360 display the angle directly as decimal degrees, like: 38.6598^\circ
instead of: 38deg\ 39'\ 35.3"
I’m new to this, so I’m just trying to understand the difference between decimal degrees and degrees/minutes/seconds, and where the setting is in Fusion 360.
Thanks!