Dimensioning does give some kind of problems.
Many times we come across a situation where the entire drawing is done in inch and feet measurements but the client is not comfortable with it and wants all of them to be written in metric system. Exactly reverse case is of students who are taught in metric system in colleges / universities ; but when they start working in an architectural firm , there the entire working is in inch and feet measurements.
In either case the measurements written in one type are needed to be changed to another system without spending time.
Method 1:
Go to dimension menu--dim style--modify and click on alternate units tab. Inside, switch on the option “display alternate units on” . if the drawing is done in inch/ft system then use 25.4 as factor and type in the box “common multiplier for all…” . This will multiply the fig of each measurement by 25.4 and put it in the brackets.
If all drawing is done in metric and is required in inch/ft system the factor will be 0.039370
Note : the above factors give conversion from inches to millimeters and vice versa.
For conversion from inch to centimeters use 2.54 and
For conversion from centimeters inches use 0.39370 and
In another case
Miles to kilometers use 1.61
Kilometers to miles use 0.621
Method 2.
When original units are inch/ft --- Required to be converted to metric system
Go to dimension menu--style--modify and click on primary units. Click units box drop down arrow and choose decimal. Type the conversion factor as given above in common multiplier box.
When original units are in metric system --- required to be converted to inch/ft
Go to dimension menuèstyleèmodifyè and click on primary units. Click units box drop down arrow and choose architectural. Type the conversion factor as given above in common multiplier box.
In the first method both types of measurements are displayed whereas in second method measurements are displayed in new selected type of system.
It is very important to note here that the level of precision chosen for original and changed dimensions will play an important role since the accuracy of the drawing in either type of measurements will depend on that.
Many times we come across a situation where the entire drawing is done in inch and feet measurements but the client is not comfortable with it and wants all of them to be written in metric system. Exactly reverse case is of students who are taught in metric system in colleges / universities ; but when they start working in an architectural firm , there the entire working is in inch and feet measurements.
In either case the measurements written in one type are needed to be changed to another system without spending time.
Method 1:
Go to dimension menu--dim style--modify and click on alternate units tab. Inside, switch on the option “display alternate units on” . if the drawing is done in inch/ft system then use 25.4 as factor and type in the box “common multiplier for all…” . This will multiply the fig of each measurement by 25.4 and put it in the brackets.
If all drawing is done in metric and is required in inch/ft system the factor will be 0.039370
Note : the above factors give conversion from inches to millimeters and vice versa.
For conversion from inch to centimeters use 2.54 and
For conversion from centimeters inches use 0.39370 and
In another case
Miles to kilometers use 1.61
Kilometers to miles use 0.621
Method 2.
When original units are inch/ft --- Required to be converted to metric system
Go to dimension menu--style--modify and click on primary units. Click units box drop down arrow and choose decimal. Type the conversion factor as given above in common multiplier box.
When original units are in metric system --- required to be converted to inch/ft
Go to dimension menuèstyleèmodifyè and click on primary units. Click units box drop down arrow and choose architectural. Type the conversion factor as given above in common multiplier box.
In the first method both types of measurements are displayed whereas in second method measurements are displayed in new selected type of system.
It is very important to note here that the level of precision chosen for original and changed dimensions will play an important role since the accuracy of the drawing in either type of measurements will depend on that.
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