Re: [CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO] Units conversion in CAD programs

Hi,

I think the question was, can an existing drawing be redrawn automatically
from metric to imperial. I don't think so. I usually just change the units
in the options and then re-dimension. This only takes a few minutes unless
it is a huge drawing.

Regards,

Terry

----- Original Message -----
From: "Dave Lantz" <dlantz@...>
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Sent: Thursday, June 27, 2002 4:33 PM
Subject: RE: [CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO] Units conversion in CAD programs


| not quite sure what you are asking for..? if you want to do the drawing
in
| mm, then draw it as if your units ARE mm (you can even set the units as mm
| if you so desire (in acad lt you type in ddunits.. probably same for 2000,
| and i think its the same for intelicad also. THEN when you dimension it
you
| can set your 'scale for dimensioned features' to 1/25.4, or
| 0.0393700787401574803149606299212598, what i do for things like this is to
| use dual dimensions, with an appropriate suffix of in and mm. This way
| there is no confusion. the units for most drawing packages are
essentially
| meaningless, use them as you desire.. you can always scale it later or
| dimension it to a scale.
| hope that helps!---Dave L.
|
| -----Original Message-----
| From: j.guenther [mailto:j.guenther@...]
| Sent: Thursday, June 27, 2002 11:14 AM
| To: CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO@yahoogroups.com
| Subject: [CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO] Units conversion in CAD programs
|
|
| Good morning,
|
| Does any one out there know if it is possible in a CAD program, AutoCAD
| 2000, IntelliCAD, Vector etc to change the dimensioning units from mm to
| inches or inches to mm. What I want to be able to do is take a drawing in
| mm, select the entire drawing and automatically change the dimensioning to
| inches. Is there a utility that will do this or something I am missing in
| the CAD programs I have that will let me do this?
|
| Thanks in advance
|
| John Guenther
| 'Ye Olde Pen Maker'
| Sterling, Virginia
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