Changing Units
This section shows how to change the existing units used for the upper or lower dimension text to any of the units in the OPTIONS list.
To change the dimension units:
1. Pick CHG TEXTS from the DIMENSION 3 screen menu.
2. Pick CHG UNITS and either Upper Dim or Lower Dim.
3. Pick the new units from the OPTIONS list.
4. Identify the dimension text you want to change.
5. Press END to end this command.
The CHG UNITS options are:
• Upper Dim
• Lower Dim
The unit options are:
• mm
• cm
• Meters
• km
• Degree
• Radian
• Dg Min Sec
• Inches
• Frct inch
• Ft fr inch
• Ft fr in s
• Ft fr in t
• None
The example below shows how to change dimension units from millimeters to fractional inches.
The following figure shows the dimension before and after the change:
Changing Millimeters to Fractional Inches
To change a dimension from millimeters to fractional inches:
1. Pick CHG TEXTS from the DIMENSION 3 screen menu.
2. Pick CHG UNITS and Upper Dim.
3. Pick Frct inch in OPTIONS.
4. Identify the dimension text you want to change.