Road design (I was a road designer for more than 30 years) and surveying...
it is how the 100-foot stations on a center and/or survey line are marked
off (stations are labeled, as an example, 24, and measurements from that
100-foot station, say 12.34 feet down from it, are labeled 24+12.34).

--
Rick (MVP - Excel)


"David Biddulph" <groups [at] biddulph.org.uk wrote in message
...
As a matter of idle curiosity, what branch of engineering or surveying
uses that format, and why?
--
David Biddulph

"jal111" wrote in message
...
I don't considered us just part of a user group you're talking about. Can
you
imagine just here in the US, how many Engineering and Surveying companies
that will benefit if we add 0+00.00 format to our custom number. What
more if
we are talking worldwide. For the meantime, I very satisfied with Rick
and
Shane's suggestion. Both of them works. Thanks Guys :)

"John C" wrote:

See Rick's suggestion as to how to get your format as needed.

The issue with trying to make everyone happy is that it is impossible.
Just
think, say MS decided to make 1000 different groups happy by adding
their
format to the current list of formats, would you want to scroll through
1000
different number formats to find your one?

You might also look into making your own template.
--
** John C **

"jal111" wrote:

I'm a surveyor and I always use a number format 0+00.00 for
Stationing.
Everytime I need to use that format, I always have to create it. It
will be
nice if the 0+00.00 format will be included in your list of Custom
formats
for numbers. It will benefit all the Surveyors and Engineers users.

Thanks

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