CAD Forum discussion (EN) : Auto CAD Units https://www.cadforum.cz/forum_en/ Sat, 16 May 2026 20:52:18 +0000 Thu, 07 May 2015 16:58:59 +0000 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Web Wiz Forums 12.04 360 https://www.cadforum.cz/forum_en/RSS_post_feed.asp?TID=11146 <![CDATA[CAD Forum discussion (EN)]]> https://www.cadforum.cz/forum_en/forum_images/web_wiz_forums.png https://www.cadforum.cz/forum_en/ <![CDATA[Auto CAD Units : The OP is working in metric units....]]> https://www.cadforum.cz/forum_en/forum_posts.asp?TID=11146&PID=29700&title=auto-cad-units#29700 Author: John Connor
Subject: 11146
Posted: 07.May.2015 at 16:58

The OP is working in metric units.
]]> Thu, 07 May 2015 16:58:59 +0000 https://www.cadforum.cz/forum_en/forum_posts.asp?TID=11146&PID=29700&title=auto-cad-units#29700 <![CDATA[Auto CAD Units : If all else fails find something...]]> https://www.cadforum.cz/forum_en/forum_posts.asp?TID=11146&PID=29699&title=auto-cad-units#29699 Author: Lokislady85
Subject: 11146
Posted: 07.May.2015 at 16:36

If all else fails find something in the drawing that you know its true size (i.e. doorways are generally between 3 and 3'6") and see how it shows up using the MEASURE command/button. ]]> Thu, 07 May 2015 16:36:00 +0000 https://www.cadforum.cz/forum_en/forum_posts.asp?TID=11146&PID=29699&title=auto-cad-units#29699 <![CDATA[Auto CAD Units : Hi John,Thank you very much for...]]> https://www.cadforum.cz/forum_en/forum_posts.asp?TID=11146&PID=29682&title=auto-cad-units#29682 Author: HenryT
Subject: 11146
Posted: 05.May.2015 at 12:32

Hi John,

Thank you very much for your quick response. I will have a look and see if this will resolve my problem.
]]> Tue, 05 May 2015 12:32:43 +0000 https://www.cadforum.cz/forum_en/forum_posts.asp?TID=11146&PID=29682&title=auto-cad-units#29682 <![CDATA[Auto CAD Units : You check the scale of objects...]]> https://www.cadforum.cz/forum_en/forum_posts.asp?TID=11146&PID=29680&title=auto-cad-units#29680 Author: John Connor
Subject: 11146
Posted: 05.May.2015 at 11:21

You check the scale of objects in the drawing?  Why don't you use the -DWGUNITS command?  It will tell you what units were used to create the drawing.
]]> Tue, 05 May 2015 11:21:59 +0000 https://www.cadforum.cz/forum_en/forum_posts.asp?TID=11146&PID=29680&title=auto-cad-units#29680 <![CDATA[Auto CAD Units : Normal 0 ...]]> https://www.cadforum.cz/forum_en/forum_posts.asp?TID=11146&PID=29679&title=auto-cad-units#29679 Author: HenryT
Subject: 11146
Posted: 05.May.2015 at 08:50

Good morning all,

I have been working with Auto CAD for quite some while nowand I still get stuck on this problem. I get given a loft of drawing that weredone in 3 party software so when I receive a drawing that I need to work on Ialways start off with the what the current scale a the drawing is.(sometimesthe drawing gets done in meters in the 3 party software and when I pull it intoAuto CAD it interprets the meters as millimetres which means I basically haveto scale the current object with a 1000 so that it would be the correct size. Ihave always done this by checking the scale of the objects in the currentdrawing. I have attached a dwg. where I adjusted the units three times(Millimetre ,Meter and Kilometre) but when I draw A line of 1000 units long,in  all three unit types the line is the same length .Common sense tellsme that the line drawn in meters would be longer than the line drawn in millimetres,same when it comes to the length difference between the one drawn in metersand the one line in kilometres.

So basically when I open a dwg. how would one know thecurrent size (when measuring ) of an object  as well as how would I changemy drawing units so when I measure an object the current dimension displayseither millimetres ,meters or whatever I would like the units to be.

Can you please assist me with this problem?

uploads/151088/Henry.dwg

Henry Klopper

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