CAD Forum discussion (EN) : AutoCAD 2012

CAD Forum discussion (EN) : AutoCAD 2012 https://www.cadforum.cz/forum_en/ Sat, 05 Sep 2026 12:40:30 +0000 Thu, 14 Feb 2013 11:45:33 +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=8956 <![CDATA[CAD Forum discussion (EN)]]> https://www.cadforum.cz/forum_en/forum_images/web_wiz_forums.png https://www.cadforum.cz/forum_en/ <![CDATA[AutoCAD 2012 : Whenever you start a new drawing...]]> https://www.cadforum.cz/forum_en/forum_posts.asp?TID=8956&PID=22820&title=autocad-2012#22820 Author: John Connor
Subject: 8956
Posted: 14.Feb.2013 at 11:45

Whenever you start a new drawing use a METRIC template and not the default IMPERIAL template AutoCAD is set up to use. That template has the name acad.dwt. An example of a METRIC template would be acadiso.dwt.

If you have already started a drawing using acad.dwt use the -DWGUNITS command to reset the units for your drawing. This is done at the command line. Do not forget the dash ( - ) in front of the command name.
]]> Thu, 14 Feb 2013 11:45:33 +0000 https://www.cadforum.cz/forum_en/forum_posts.asp?TID=8956&PID=22820&title=autocad-2012#22820 <![CDATA[AutoCAD 2012 : Hello scstrange1, use the command...]]> https://www.cadforum.cz/forum_en/forum_posts.asp?TID=8956&PID=22819&title=autocad-2012#22819 Author: philippe JOSEPH
Subject: 8956
Posted: 14.Feb.2013 at 08:06

Hello scstrange1, use the command UNITS and you will have access to a panel.

There you can set the units that you want ( in the middle of the panel).

If you set each of your files in their respective units ( inch, millimeters, meters etc... ) you will have no problems when inserting a file into an other.

On top of the panel you will set the precision for the dimensions that you ask with the commands DISTANCE, ID etc.

The precision of the dimensions that you ask with the commands DIMLINEAR, DIMANGULAR etc... are to be set in the DDIM panel.

Ask for more...

]]> Thu, 14 Feb 2013 08:06:52 +0000 https://www.cadforum.cz/forum_en/forum_posts.asp?TID=8956&PID=22819&title=autocad-2012#22819 <![CDATA[AutoCAD 2012 : How can you set the program units...]]> https://www.cadforum.cz/forum_en/forum_posts.asp?TID=8956&PID=22816&title=autocad-2012#22816 Author: scstrange1
Subject: 8956
Posted: 14.Feb.2013 at 05:36

How can you set the program units to metric?]]> Thu, 14 Feb 2013 05:36:09 +0000 https://www.cadforum.cz/forum_en/forum_posts.asp?TID=8956&PID=22816&title=autocad-2012#22816