mkrgalvez Posted August 3, 2014 Share Posted August 3, 2014 Whenever I open AutoCAD and start a new drawing (line). The length measurement is just so big (ex: 40586, 21236, 16548, etc.) How can I figure this out. Please help me. Thanks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Abhi2014 Posted August 3, 2014 Share Posted August 3, 2014 I think typing the 'units' command and selecting a proper unit might help. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dana W Posted August 3, 2014 Share Posted August 3, 2014 Whenever I open AutoCAD and start a new drawing (line). The length measurement is just so big (ex: 40586, 21236, 16548, etc.) How can I figure this out. Please help me. Thanks! You are probably drawing in millimeters, there are 25.4 of those to an inch, 1,000 of them to a meter. (or, you are zoomed out so far that your screen is 40,000 miles or 64,300 kilometers wide) Does AutoCad MEP have the command -dwgunits(with the leading dash)? If so, it will tell you what is going on. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JD Mather Posted August 3, 2014 Share Posted August 3, 2014 I think typing the 'units' command and selecting a proper unit might help. Just to be sure it is understood. Units probably doesn't do what you think it does. As suggested try -dwgunits instead. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mkrgalvez Posted August 4, 2014 Author Share Posted August 4, 2014 Thank you for all the suggestions. I'll try it all when I got home. Cheers! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eldon Posted August 4, 2014 Share Posted August 4, 2014 Perhaps, instead of worrying about units, you should draw a line of known length, and then zoom extents. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RobDraw Posted August 4, 2014 Share Posted August 4, 2014 (edited) Just to be sure it is understood. Units probably doesn't do what you think it does. As suggested try -dwgunits instead. As far as I can see, the only difference in ACMEP is that -dwgunits is the command line version which is very cumbersome. Could you please explain the difference? Edited August 5, 2014 by RobDraw Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RobDraw Posted August 5, 2014 Share Posted August 5, 2014 How about that explanation, please? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RobDraw Posted August 8, 2014 Share Posted August 8, 2014 Anyone? I see this being suggested as being more appropriate than the dialog box version quite often and I do not see any advantages. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dadgad Posted August 8, 2014 Share Posted August 8, 2014 (edited) Anyone? I see this being suggested as being more appropriate than the dialog box version quite often and I do not see any advantages. Rob the commandline version in Autocad Vanilla, includes all of the auto scaling options (which are not in the dialog box in Vanilla), including paperspace as it walks you through your choices. Lights out on this side of the pond. Edited August 9, 2014 by Dadgad Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RobDraw Posted August 8, 2014 Share Posted August 8, 2014 Oh that's right, I knew that. That option is in the dialog box version in MEP. So, I always forget that. I'm not sure how that applies here, though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dadgad Posted August 9, 2014 Share Posted August 9, 2014 Oh that's right, I knew that. That option is in the dialog box version in MEP. So, I always forget that. I'm not sure how that applies here, though. I wasn't following the thread, so i am not sure if it applies or not, but it is the most comprehensive way to deal with any such issues in Autocad Vanilla. I was just ready to call it a night, saw your question, and thought I would remind you. I do remember in an earlier thread your mentioning that functionality was included in MEP, so you tended not to need that command. I always use it, every time I get drawings upon which I am asked to work, or for new 3D models for fabrication detailing. I quite frequently get drawings which have been done on an Imperial template (we work in Metric), so when that happens all the default scale lists, hatch and linetypes are the wrong ones. That makes me nuts, and wastes a lot of my time fixing everything. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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