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dadgill 
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 Topic: how to insert metric into inches dwg
Posted: 21.Jan.2014 at 23:34 |
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Using MDT6 , How can metric scaled parts be assembled with inch parts? Or inch into metric.
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John Connor
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Posted: 21.Jan.2014 at 23:41 |
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Sounds like you would have to do some scaling up or down as the case may be.
To convert to millimeters multiply inches x 25.4
To convert to inches multiply millimeters
x 0.03937
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dadgill
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Posted: 22.Jan.2014 at 18:27 |
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Unable to scale assemblies used in multiple products.
Problem consists of a metric assembly containing approx 175 parts
with 40 assemblies each containing 4 to 8 individual parts, Need
to merge this with an inches drawing containing a similar number of
parts and assemblies.
To rescale each of these assemblies would take many hours.
There has to be a more universal comand enableing a single profile
change to make the conversion.
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John Connor
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Posted: 22.Jan.2014 at 19:00 |
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I don't know of one but you can't be the first person to encounter such a problem. Have you tried asking your question over at the AutoDesk Discussion Groups?
Edited by John Connor - 22.Jan.2014 at 19:01
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cwize
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Posted: 23.Jan.2014 at 01:22 |
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can you not select everything and scale it appropriately?
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dabrovsky
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Posted: 23.Jan.2014 at 08:40 |
hope is not to late but best way is to select right units, by typing " UNITS"then you can insert new objects as let say xref in inches into metric and vv hope that helps
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John Connor
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Posted: 23.Jan.2014 at 13:21 |
 cwize wrote:
can you not select everything and scale it appropriately?
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This was answered in dadgill's last reply.
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John Connor
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Posted: 23.Jan.2014 at 13:22 |
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Different templates are used for metric versus imperial based drawings right?
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2111jasong
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Posted: 23.Jan.2014 at 14:45 |
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This is how I did in my drawing:
It will shown like: <------- MM [INCH"] -------->
in Primary Units set "Sale factor" to 25.40
in alternate units set "multiplier" to 0.03937
and add Duffix with " --- inch sign
Now, you can draw with inch, but dimensions will shown in MM. Please comment
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John Connor
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Posted: 23.Jan.2014 at 15:21 |
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2111: That's not what he is asking. dadgill is using Mechanical Desktop 6 which is an AutoCAD vertical product and nothing like AutoCAD LT in its features or the way it functions.
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