diff --git a/src/Mod/TechDraw/App/DrawViewDimension.cpp b/src/Mod/TechDraw/App/DrawViewDimension.cpp
index ef1dea950b..8849cedead 100644
--- a/src/Mod/TechDraw/App/DrawViewDimension.cpp
+++ b/src/Mod/TechDraw/App/DrawViewDimension.cpp
@@ -691,21 +691,12 @@ std::string DrawViewDimension::formatValue(qreal value, QString qFormatSpec, int
         // - the value in the base unit but without displayed unit
         // - the value + unit (not necessarily the base unit!)
         // the user can overwrite the decimal settings, so we must in every case use the formatSpecifier
-        // if useDecimals(), then formatSpecifier = global decimals, otherwise it is %.2f
+        // the default is: if useDecimals(), then formatSpecifier = global decimals, otherwise it is %.2f
         QLocale loc;
         double userVal;
-        bool checkDecimals = true;
         if (showUnits() || (Type.isValue("Angle")) || (Type.isValue("Angle3Pt"))) {
-            formattedValue = qUserString; // result value + unit (not necessarily base unit!)
-            // remove unit
-            formattedValue.remove(rxUnits);
-            // to number
-            userVal = loc.toDouble(formattedValue);
-            if (userVal >= 1.0)
-                // we can assure we didn't make an error > 10% via getUserString()
-                checkDecimals = false;
-        }
-        if (checkDecimals){
+            userVal = asQuantity.getValue();
+        } else {
             // get value in the base unit with default decimals
             // for the conversion we use the same method as in DlgUnitsCalculator::valueChanged
             // get the conversion factor for the unit
@@ -750,7 +741,6 @@ std::string DrawViewDimension::formatValue(qreal value, QString qFormatSpec, int
             //qUserString from Quantity includes units - prefix + R + nnn ft + suffix
             qMultiValueStr = formatPrefix + qGenPrefix + qUserString + formatSuffix;
         }
-
         formattedValue = qMultiValueStr;
     }