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Change Units to meters
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spen1967 
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Joined: 24.Jan.2008 Status: Offline Points: 6 |
 Topic: Change Units to metersPosted: 12.Feb.2008 at 13:50 |
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Hi,
I have AutoCAD set to millimeters and I regularly receive drawings that have been done on a machines set to meters. The previous answers are correct, you will need to scale all objects by a thousand. However here's a tip - before doing this ensure all objects are visible and selectable. ie all layers unlocked, unfrozen and on. |
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Arben.Allaraj
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Joined: 14.Nov.2007 Location: Albania Using: AutoCAD 2008 Status: Offline Points: 602 |
Posted: 04.Feb.2008 at 12:22 |
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If you want work in meters of course you should scale it with 1000 factor.
Dont forget 1:1 it means 1 unit (meter in drawing) = 1 unit (Meter in your letter). |
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Ing Arben.Allaraj
http://cad-drafting-corner.blogspot.com |
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chetauin
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Joined: 04.Feb.2008 Location: United Kingdom Status: Offline Points: 2 |
Posted: 04.Feb.2008 at 11:25 |
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I have received a drawing which is in millimeters. But now for my easy working I need to start working in meters. So as you mentioned shall i scale the model ?
Well for plot I don't mind because I might not plot the drawing 1:1 scale.
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Vladimir Michl
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Arkance Systems CZ Joined: 26.Jul.2007 Location: Czech Republic Using: Autodesk software Status: Offline Points: 2124 |
Posted: 04.Feb.2008 at 11:20 |
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AutoCAD drawing units are unitless. You need the physical units only for dimensioning and plotting - there are scale settings for these two tasks.
Otherwise you can scale down your drawing with the SCALE command.
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Vladimir Michl (moderator)
ARKANCE - https://arkance.world - Autodesk Platinum Partner |
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chetauin
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Joined: 04.Feb.2008 Location: United Kingdom Status: Offline Points: 2 |
Posted: 04.Feb.2008 at 10:59 |
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Hi
I want to change the units from millimeters to metres. How can I do it.
Cheers
Chetu
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