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   if you work in mm, when you XREF'ed the drawing into a m drawing, you can get measurement in meter. When you need to modify the drawing in meter, you can 'edit xref in-place'. But when you need to work in mm, you can just open the original drawing. 
This is something I wrote before:
http://cad-notes.com/2011/09/autocad-tip-working-with-different-measurement-unit/ 

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edwinprakoso Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Visit Members Homepage Add to Buddy List Groupie Joined: 23.Nov.2010 Location: Indonesia Using: AutoCAD 2016 Status: Offline Points: 64	Topic: AREAS Posted: 21.Sep.2011 at 04:49
	if you work in mm, when you XREF'ed the drawing into a m drawing, you can get measurement in meter. When you need to modify the drawing in meter, you can 'edit xref in-place'. But when you need to work in mm, you can just open the original drawing. This is something I wrote before: http://cad-notes.com/2011/09/autocad-tip-working-with-different-measurement-unit/
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UFH1 Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Newbie Joined: 20.Sep.2011 Location: United Kingdom Using: Autocad LT2012 Status: Offline Points: 2	Posted: 20.Sep.2011 at 20:18
	Thanks Carl.....been doing that manually for years but now moved to 2012 from 2004 (!) and what a difference. Just didn't know if different parameters could now be given to each reporting type.....will now use this site to bring myself up to date

CarlB Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Senior Member Joined: 16.Oct.2009 Location: United States Status: Offline Points: 321	Posted: 20.Sep.2011 at 20:02
	I don't believe there is any way you can have AutoCAd report in more than one system of units. For areas in meters squared, you just take the area reported in mm squared and divide by 1,000,000 (1 million, or 1 x 10^6). I assume that you have large numbers for areas, so AutoCAD may report in scientific notation. If so, just subtract 6 from the exponent for area in meters.

UFH1 Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Newbie Joined: 20.Sep.2011 Location: United Kingdom Using: Autocad LT2012 Status: Offline Points: 2	Posted: 20.Sep.2011 at 18:01
	LT 2012 If I produce my drawings in mm...is it possible to get areas shown in m2 rather than mm2 whilst retaining the ability to draw in mm. The quick property box is useful and ideally would have the length in mm and the area in m2 ?

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