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Preferences Dialog

Add Unit Conversion Dialog 2 Measurement Type specifies what the
new unit measures. Select the
appropriate radio button: Length, Area, or
Volume.

3 Conversion -

• Specify how much to Multiply by your
custom unit to convert to the unit you
select from the drop-down list. A mea-
surement type must be selected before the
list is populated.

4 A Sample of the Unit Conversion
defined above displays here.

To create a new unit of measurement
When importing a drawing with a 1” = 20’
1 Unit Name - Type a short, descriptive scale, for example, create a unit to convert
name of the new unit. Names must be this scaling to 1” = 1”.
unique: the names of units installed with the 1. Click the Add button to open the Add
program cannot be used. Unit Conversion dialog.

Names can include any characters, as well as 2. Type a short, descriptive name like
spaces. Bear in mind, though, that names of “convert 1:20” in the Unit Name field.
units for measuring length that have numbers • Because this unit will be used only for
in them may be unusable if entered in some scaling conversion, including numbers
dialogs in the program. in its name will not cause any issues.
Check Default Unit to display this new unit 3. Select Length as the Measurement
in places that present lists of available units. Type.
For example, if you have inches as units and 4. Type 20 in the Multiply by field.
make inches a default, inches appear on the
list when you are given a choice of units, 5. Select “ft” from the drop-down list.
such as in the Import Drawing Assistant. In
other places, such as the Materials List, all Note: You can achieve the same results if you
units are listed. Multiply by 240 to convert to inches.

6. Click OK to close the dialog.

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