Autocad area display unit.
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Topic: Autocad area display unit.
Posted By: larx
Subject: Autocad area display unit.
Date Posted: 29.Apr.2011 at 16:48
Hi there, i have a simple question about the unit of area which found by polyline. the unit is square cm but i want to make it show as square meters, thanks   |
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Posted By: Vladimir Michl
Date Posted: 29.Apr.2011 at 16:53
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AutoCAD drawing is unitless, you start thinking in units when you dimension it, or when you define paperspace (layouts) or plot it. So draw in meters and you will get all reading in meters. You can also use fiields for creating area labels and include a conversion factor there. See also our fArea utility. ------------- Vladimir Michl (moderator) ARKANCE - https://arkance.world" rel="nofollow - https://arkance.world - Autodesk Platinum Partner |