diff --git a/src/Mod/TechDraw/App/AppTechDrawPy.cpp b/src/Mod/TechDraw/App/AppTechDrawPy.cpp
index 2db2be0711..6cfecbf6bb 100644
--- a/src/Mod/TechDraw/App/AppTechDrawPy.cpp
+++ b/src/Mod/TechDraw/App/AppTechDrawPy.cpp
@@ -639,7 +639,7 @@ private:
                         double parentX = dvp->X.getValue() + grandParentX;
                         double parentY = dvp->Y.getValue() + grandParentY;
                         Base::Vector3d parentPos(parentX,parentY,0.0);
-                        std::string sDimText = dvd->getFormatedValue();
+                        std::string sDimText = dvd->getFormattedDimensionValue();
                         char* dimText = &sDimText[0u];                  //hack for const-ness
                         float gap = 5.0;                                //hack. don't know font size here.
                         layerName = dvd->getNameInDocument();
diff --git a/src/Mod/TechDraw/App/DrawViewDimension.cpp b/src/Mod/TechDraw/App/DrawViewDimension.cpp
index 23d12f51c6..5f1a7b367a 100644
--- a/src/Mod/TechDraw/App/DrawViewDimension.cpp
+++ b/src/Mod/TechDraw/App/DrawViewDimension.cpp
@@ -530,23 +530,17 @@ bool DrawViewDimension::isMultiValueSchema(void) const
     return result;
 }
 
-std::string  DrawViewDimension::getFormatedValue(int partial)
+std::string DrawViewDimension::formatValue(qreal value, QString qFormatSpec, int partial)
 {
-//    Base::Console().Message("DVD::getFormatedValue(%d)\n", partial);
     std::string result;
-    if (Arbitrary.getValue()) {
-        return FormatSpec.getStrValue();
-    }
     bool multiValueSchema = false;
 
-    QString qFormatSpec = QString::fromUtf8(FormatSpec.getStrValue().data(),FormatSpec.getStrValue().size());
-    double val = getDimValue();
     QString qUserStringUnits;
     QString formattedValue;
 
     bool angularMeasure = false;
     Base::Quantity asQuantity;
-    asQuantity.setValue(val);
+    asQuantity.setValue(value);
     if ( (Type.isValue("Angle")) ||
          (Type.isValue("Angle3Pt")) ) {
         angularMeasure = true;
@@ -686,8 +680,20 @@ std::string  DrawViewDimension::getFormatedValue(int partial)
     }
 
     return result;
+
 }
 
+std::string DrawViewDimension::getFormattedDimensionValue(int partial)
+{
+//    Base::Console().Message("DVD::getFormattedValue(%d)\n", partial);
+    QString qFormatSpec = QString::fromUtf8(FormatSpec.getStrValue().data(),FormatSpec.getStrValue().size());
+
+    if (Arbitrary.getValue()) {
+        return FormatSpec.getStrValue();
+    }
+
+    return formatValue(getDimValue(), qFormatSpec, partial);
+}
 
 QStringList DrawViewDimension::getPrefixSuffixSpec(QString fSpec)
 {
diff --git a/src/Mod/TechDraw/App/DrawViewDimension.h b/src/Mod/TechDraw/App/DrawViewDimension.h
index c156c4316c..0a34ff493a 100644
--- a/src/Mod/TechDraw/App/DrawViewDimension.h
+++ b/src/Mod/TechDraw/App/DrawViewDimension.h
@@ -133,7 +133,9 @@ public:
     //return PyObject as DrawViewDimensionPy
     virtual PyObject *getPyObject(void) override;
 
-    virtual std::string getFormatedValue(int partial = 0);
+    virtual std::string getFormattedDimensionValue(int partial = 0);
+    virtual std::string formatValue(qreal value, QString qFormatSpec, int partial = 0);
+
     virtual double getDimValue();
     QStringList getPrefixSuffixSpec(QString fSpec);
 
diff --git a/src/Mod/TechDraw/App/DrawViewDimensionPyImp.cpp b/src/Mod/TechDraw/App/DrawViewDimensionPyImp.cpp
index b41e80f59c..4a6e82fa41 100644
--- a/src/Mod/TechDraw/App/DrawViewDimensionPyImp.cpp
+++ b/src/Mod/TechDraw/App/DrawViewDimensionPyImp.cpp
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ PyObject* DrawViewDimensionPy::getText(PyObject* args)
 //        return 0;
 //    }
     DrawViewDimension* dvd = getDrawViewDimensionPtr();
-    std::string  textString = dvd->getFormatedValue();
+    std::string  textString = dvd->getFormattedDimensionValue();
 //TODO: check multiversion code!
 #if PY_MAJOR_VERSION >= 3
     PyObject* pyText = Base::PyAsUnicodeObject(textString);
diff --git a/src/Mod/TechDraw/Gui/QGIViewDimension.cpp b/src/Mod/TechDraw/Gui/QGIViewDimension.cpp
index b0e35c7b25..420b91e928 100644
--- a/src/Mod/TechDraw/Gui/QGIViewDimension.cpp
+++ b/src/Mod/TechDraw/Gui/QGIViewDimension.cpp
@@ -352,7 +352,7 @@ void QGIDatumLabel::setTolString()
     }
     QString tolSuffix;
     if ((dim->Type.isValue("Angle")) || (dim->Type.isValue("Angle3Pt"))) {
-        tolSuffix = QString::fromUtf8(dim->getFormatedValue(2).c_str()); //just the unit
+        tolSuffix = QString::fromUtf8(dim->getFormattedDimensionValue(2).c_str()); //just the unit
     }
 
     QString overFormat;
@@ -626,18 +626,18 @@ void QGIViewDimension::updateDim()
         return;
     }
  
-//    QString labelText = QString::fromUtf8(dim->getFormatedValue().c_str());
+//    QString labelText = QString::fromUtf8(dim->getFormattedDimensionValue().c_str());
     //want this split into value and unit
     QString labelText;
     QString unitText;
     if (dim->Arbitrary.getValue()) {
-        labelText = QString::fromUtf8(dim->getFormatedValue(1).c_str()); //just the number pref/spec/suf
+        labelText = QString::fromUtf8(dim->getFormattedDimensionValue(1).c_str()); //just the number pref/spec/suf
     } else {
         if (dim->isMultiValueSchema()) {
-            labelText = QString::fromUtf8(dim->getFormatedValue(0).c_str()); //don't format multis
+            labelText = QString::fromUtf8(dim->getFormattedDimensionValue(0).c_str()); //don't format multis
         } else {
-            labelText = QString::fromUtf8(dim->getFormatedValue(1).c_str()); //just the number pref/spec/suf
-            unitText  = QString::fromUtf8(dim->getFormatedValue(2).c_str()); //just the unit
+            labelText = QString::fromUtf8(dim->getFormattedDimensionValue(1).c_str()); //just the number pref/spec/suf
+            unitText  = QString::fromUtf8(dim->getFormattedDimensionValue(2).c_str()); //just the unit
         }
     }
     QFont font = datumLabel->getFont();