scottkelley80 Posted May 27, 2009 Share Posted May 27, 2009 How do I get the units from feet and inches (e.g. 0'0") to decimal feet (0.00')? I've tried the "units" window, but still won't put things in decimal feet. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ReMark Posted May 27, 2009 Share Posted May 27, 2009 Just out of curiousity when you are inputting your distances what exactly are you typing? For example, let's say you are putting in the distance 3 feet 7 and one-half inches. What do you type? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scottkelley80 Posted May 27, 2009 Author Share Posted May 27, 2009 If i want to enter 1'6", i want to be able to enter 1.5 and measure it as 1.5'. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ReMark Posted May 27, 2009 Share Posted May 27, 2009 One AutoCad drawing unit = one whatever unit you want it to be. In your case that unit is equal to decimal feet. For someone else that unit might be inches, meters, or light years. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scottkelley80 Posted May 27, 2009 Author Share Posted May 27, 2009 okay, how do I set that up? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ReMark Posted May 27, 2009 Share Posted May 27, 2009 Set units to Decimal. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ryder76 Posted May 27, 2009 Share Posted May 27, 2009 One AutoCad drawing unit = one whatever unit you want it to be. In your case that unit is equal to decimal feet. For someone else that unit might be inches, meters, or light years. Scotty I need warp speed NOW! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ReMark Posted May 27, 2009 Share Posted May 27, 2009 A light year is an astronomical unit of length equal to 5.87849981 × 10 to the 12th power miles. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ryder76 Posted May 27, 2009 Share Posted May 27, 2009 You so smaaaaart! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ReMark Posted May 27, 2009 Share Posted May 27, 2009 I watched a lot of Star Trek episodes more than once. Beam me up Scotty! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coosbaylumber Posted May 28, 2009 Share Posted May 28, 2009 I just type in UNITS. [Then return] Then hit the number 2 for decimal. This will automatically convert everything in your drawing to that system of measurement. You can insert distances in fractions, but they round off and get converted. Wm. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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