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Windchill Pure Units
This topic provides two tables that list the convertible pure units and currency units used when setting default display unit values in Windchill.
Each measurement has a syntactically valid set of symbols. To determine the correct symbol usage for composing a supported unit string, locate the Base Units column in the Pure Units table below and use any corresponding symbol from the Symbol column. For example, you can define the Length category with any Symbol that corresponds with the base unitm (for meter). Some of the options would include; Angstrom (angstrom), Chain (chain), Foot (ft), Inch (in), Mile (ml), or Micron (u).
A Symbol is any string that does not contain the following: * (asterisk), / (forward slash), , (comma), or ^ (carat). For example, the symbol for meter is m, and the symbol for pound is lbs-mass.
For compatible currency symbols, use the Currency Units table below.
See Supported Units Strings for the syntax used to enter or display more complex combinations of these units.
The Value column provides the conversion factor from the base units. For example, 1 foot (ft) = 0.3048 meters (m).
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Use the Symbol1 in the Unit field if you are defining a unit of measure with a blank unit - no quantity of measure.
Pure Units
Base Units
Unit of Measure (Pure Unit)
Symbol
Value
(see Note above)
Blank unit of measure
1
1.0
A
AMPERE
A
1.0
B
BIT
bit
0.125
cd
CANDELA
cd
1.0
K
DEGREE_CELCIUS (*See note below)
degC
1.0
K
DEGREE_CELCIUS (*See note below)
°C
1.0
K
DEGREE_CELCIUS (*See note below)
1.0
K
DEGREE_FAHRENHEIT (*See note below)
degF
0.555555555556
K
DEGREE_FAHRENHEIT (*See note below)
°F
0.555555555556
K
DEGREE_FAHRENHEIT (*See note below)
0.555555555556
K
DEGREE_RANKINE
degR
0.555555555556
K
DEGREE_RANKINE
°R
0.555555555556
K
KELVIN
K
1.0
K
KELVIN
1.0
kg
ATOMIC_MASS
atomic-mass
1.6605402e-27
kg
CARAT
ct
0.0002
kg
GRAM
g
0.001
kg
GRAIN
grain
0.00006479891
kg
KILOGRAM
kg
1.0
kg
POUND
lbs-mass
0.45359237
kg
POUND
lbm
0.45359237
kg
POUND_TROY
lbt
0.3732417216
kg
OUNCE
oz
0.028349523125
kg
OUNCE
ounce-m
0.028349523125
kg
OUNCE_TROY
ozt
0.0311034768
kg
SLUG
slug
14.5939029372
kg
TON_SHORT_US
ton
907.18474
kg
TON_SHORT_US
ton-m
907.18474
kg
TON_METRIC
ton[metric]
1000.0
kg
TON_METRIC
tonne
1000.0
kg
TON_LONG_UK
ton[UK]
1016.0469088
m
ANGSTROM
angstrom
1.0e-10
m
ANGSTROM
1.0e-10
m
AU
au
1.495979e11
m
CHAIN
chain
20.1168402337
m
FATHOM
fath
1.82880365761
m
FERMI
fermi
1.0e-15
m
FOOT
ft
0.3048
m
FOOT_SURVEY
ft[US]
0304800609601
m
INCH
in
0.0254
m
LIGHT_YEAR
lyr
9.46052840488e15
m
METER
m
1.0
m
MILE
mi
1609.344
m
MILE_US
mi[US]
1609.34721869
m
MIL
mil
0.0000254
m
MILE_NAUTICAL
nmi
1852.0
m
PARSEC
pc
3.08567818585e16
m
ROD
rd
5.02921005842
m
MICRON
u
1.0e-6
m
MICRON
μ
1.0e-6
m
MICRON
micron
1.0e-6
m
YARD
yd
0.9144
mol
MOLE
mol
1.0
r
ARCMIN
arc-min
2.9088208666e-4
r
ARCSEC
arc-sec
4.8481368111e-6
r
DEGREE
deg
1.74532925199e-2
r
DEGREE
°
1.74532925199e-2
r
GRADE
grad
1.57079632679e-2
r
RADIAN
r
1.0
r
RADIAN_ALT
radian
1.0
r
REVOLUTION
rev
6.28318530718
s
DAY
d
86400.0
s
DAY
day
86400.0
s
HOUR
h
3600.0
s
HOUR
hr
3600.0
s
MINUTE
min
60.0
s
SECOND
s
1.0
s
SECOND
sec
1.0
s
WEEK
wk
604800.0
s
WEEK
week
604800.0
s
YEAR
yr
31556925.9747
s
MICRO_SECOND
micro-sec
0.000001
sr
STERADIAN
sr
1.0
A*s
COULOMB
C
1.0
A*s
FARADAY
Fdy
96487.0
A**2/kg/m**2*s**3
MHO
mho
10
A**2/kg/m**2*s**3
MHO
10
A**2/kg/m**2*s**3
MHO
Ʊ
10
A**2/kg/m**2*s**3
SIEMENS
S
1.0
A**2/kg/m**2*s**4
FARAD
F
1.0
A/ kg*s
ROENTGEN
R
0.000258
cd
CANDELA
cd
1.0
cd*sr
LUMEN
lm
1.0
cd/m**2
FOOTLAMBERT
flam
3.42625909964
cd/m**2
LAMBERT
lam
3183.09886184
cd/m**2
STILB
sb
10000.0
cd/m**2*sr
FOOTCANDLE
fc
10.7639104167
cd/m**2*sr
LUX
lx
1.0
cd/m**2*sr
PHOT
ph
10000.0
kg*m**2/s**2
BTU
Btu
1055.05585262
kg*m**2/s**2
CALORIE
cal
4.1868
kg*m**2/s**2
EEC_THERM
therm
105506000.0
kg*m**2/s**2
ELECTRON-VOLT
eV
1.60217733e-19
kg*m**2/s**2
ERG
erg
0.0000001
kg*m**2/s**2
JOULE
J
1.0
kg*m**2/s**3
HORSEPOWER
hp
745.699871582
kg*m**2/s**3
WATT
W
1.0
kg*m /s**2
DYNE
dyn
0.00001
kg*m /s**2
FORCE_GRAM
gf
0.00980665
kg*m /s**2
FORCE_KILOPOUND
kip
4448.22161526
kg*m /s**2
FORCE_POUND
lbf
4.44822161526
kg*m /s**2
FORCE_POUND_ALT
lbs
4.44822161526
kg*m /s**2
NEWTON
N
1.0
kg*m /s**2
POUNDAL
pdl
0.138254954376
kg/m/s
POISE
P
0.1
kg/m/s**2
ATM
atm
101325.0
kg/m/s**2
BAR
bar
100000.0
kg/m/s**2
INCHES_MERCURY_ZERO_C
in-mercury[32degF]
3386.38815789
kg/m/s**2
INCHES_MERCURY_60DEG_F
in-mercury[60degF]
3376.85
kg/m/s**2
METERS_MERCURY_ZERO_C
m-mercury[0defC]
1.33322368421e5
kg/m/s**2
PASCAL
Pa
1.0
kg/m/s**2
PSI
psi
6894.75729317
kg/m/s**2
TORR
torr
133.322368421
m*s
SPEED_OF_LIGHT
c
299792458.0
m**2
ACRE
acre
4046.87260987
m**2
ARE
a
100.0
m**2
BARN
b
1.0e-28
m**2
HECTARE
ha
10000.0
m**3
BARREL
bbl
0.158987294928
m**3
BUSHEL_US
bushel[US]
0.03523907
m**3
CUP_US
cu
2.365882365e-4
m**3
FOOT_BOARD
fbm
0.002359737216
m**3
FLUID_OUNCE_US
fl-oz
2.95735295625e-5
m**3
FLUID_OUNCE_UK
fl-oz[UK]
2.8413075e-5
m**3
GALLON_CANADIAN
gal[C]
0.00454609
m**3
GALLON_UK
gal[UK]
0.004546092
m**3
GALLON_US
gal[US]
0.003785411784
m**3
GALLON_US
gal
0.003785411784
m**3
GILL_US
gill
1.182941e-4
m**3
LITER
l
0.001
m**3
LITER
L
0.001
m**3
PECK
peck
0.0088097675
m**3
PINT
pt
0.000473176473
m**3
PINT_DRY
pt[dry]
5.506105e-4
m**3
QUART
qt
0.000946352946
m**3
QUART_DRY
qt[dry]
1.101221e-3
m**3
STERE
st
1.0
m**3
TABLESPOON
tbsp
1.47867647813e-5
m**3
TEASPOON
tsp
4.92892159375e-6
m**2/s
STOKES
St
0.0001
m**2/s**2
GRAY
Gy
1.0
m**2/s**2
RAD
rad
0.01
m**2/s**2
REM
rem
0.01
m**2/s**2
SIEVERT
Sv
1.0
m/s
MPH_NAUTICAL
knot
0.514444444444
m/s
KILOMETERS_PER_HOUR
kph
0.277777777778
m/s
MILES_PER_HOUR
mph
0.44704
m/s**2
GRAVITY_STANDARD
ga
9.80665
r /s
RPM
rpm
0.10471975512
1/A*kg*m**2/s**2
WEBER
Wb
1.0
1/A*kg*m**2/s**3
VOLT
V
1.0
1/ A*kg /s**2
TESLA
T
1.0
1/A**2*kg*m**2/s**2
HENRY
H
1.0
1/A**2*kg*m**2/s**3
OHM
ohm
1.0
1/A**2*kg*m**2/s**3
OHM
1.0
1/A**2*kg*m**2/s**3
OHM
Ω
1.0
1/m**2
MILES_PER_GALLON
mpg
425143.70743
1/s
BECQUEREL
Bq
1.0
1/s
CURIE
Ci
3.7e10
1/s
HERTZ
Hz
1.0
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For DEGREE_CELSIUS and DEGREE_FAHRENHEIT, the indicated conversion factor is used for temperature changes. For absolute temperatures, the appropriate additive constants are also used.
Currency Units
There are two differences between currency units and other supported units:
1. Because currency values change periodically, the conversion values will need to be modified in the pureSymbol.xconf file by the system administrator to properly reflect the currency value in Windchill.
2. Windchill provides localized rendering of currencies, for example, $1.75 can be rendered as "$1.75", "USD1.75", "1,75 USD", and so on, depending on the locale. Administrators should enter the 3 letter symbols as shown in the table below, into the three user interface tabs for setting and overriding display units.
Currency Units
Currency Description
Symbol
Value
Base Unit
Euro
EUR
1.194799
USD
Swiss Franc
CHF
0.781162
USD
Japanese Yen
JPY
0.008471
USD
South Korean Won
KRW
0.000998
USD
Chinese Yuan
CNY
0.122146
USD
British Pound
GBP
1.742705
USD