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How do you convert (or) Display feets to meters in autocad dimension?

Programming AutoCAD AutoCAD 2D
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Question added by Mohammed Abdul Raheem , Site Engineer , New Vistas Constructions
Date Posted: 2015/12/16
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Edward Bendson

  1. Open a drawing.
  2. Click Manage tab  Styles and Standards panel  Styles Editor .
  3. Expand the Dimension styles list and click the dimension style to edit.
  4. On Alternate Units tab, specify the setting for alternate units: Specify the measurement units, dimension formatting, and display. Then select each type of annotation and specify the appearance of the dual format.
  5. Click Save to save the change, and Done to close the dialog box.

Ninan Jacob
by Ninan Jacob , MECHANICAL ENGINEER(JUNIOR) , PJ CONSTRUCTIONS Under Kirloskar Brothers Ltd Contract

In your DIMSTYLE manager set up a new dimstyle.  Start with your current dimstyle and name the new style.  Now go to the alternate units tab and check "display alternate units" and use a multiplier of0. for meters to be displayed in brackets (1 ft =0. meters)

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