Convert from Metric to Imperial

[dbroada]

the advantage of setting your units is that I can draw my metric block and send it to you. Providing we have both set up AutoCAD correctly my block will be automatically scaled when you insert it into an imperial drawing. Likewise a block drawn in inches should scale automatically into a feet & inches drawing.

[Boatman]

Dave, I understand what you are saying and have no problem with it. I asked the original question because I need to supply the drawings in both metric and imperial units. This is simply because of various customer requirements. The subject of the drawing is the same so I can either make two separate drawings, one metric and the other imperial, or I can make one drawing and convert. The drawings themselves are not required to display any dimensional information at all other than the scale of the drawing, so although dual dimensioning etc is very interesting it does not actually answer the question I asked. However, your comment about scaling does provide a solution.

 

Actually the problem is in the production of the drawing. Some customers prefer metric scales, hence metric units, while others prefer imperial scales. This is why I asked the question: because I don’t think I should attempt to plot a drawing in imperial units using a metric scale. I am not sure what AutoCAD would make of this.

[Dipali]

i have said this in many threads & it is so very easy but don't know why people think it is coplicated. let me repeat it once mor efor u.

 

say you have done drawing in metric. than to comvert it into imperial, open blank drawing with imperial template or set units to inches in new drawings. than go to option>user preference> insertion scale, set source content unit to milimeter & target drawing unit to inches & click apply & close. Also set insunits value to 1 (for inches) than by using insert command bring you metric drawing here & it will get converted to imperial drawing.

you can use same mehtod for reverse action by choosing approprate values for source & target units.

i hope u find as simple as i find it.

[Boatman]

I have just tested what you have said and it works beautifully. This is the answer I was looking for and I would like to thank you very much. I don’t know how many times you have told people this in the past but I am grateful for you telling me on this occasion. Many thanks.

 

John

[hgajardo]

Maybe someone else already said it, but... Did you try typing "UNITS"? It did a wonderful job for me!

[Tankman]

Couldn't you just set up two different dimstyles? One metric, one imperial?

 

Format>Dimension Style...

 

DIMSTYLE two different dimstyles when working from Ground Zero.

 

Otherwise, use the SCALE and adjust the *.dwg file accordingly.

99.9% of the time I'm working strictly in Imperial units.

 

I have one titleblock Imperial, another duplicate titleblock with Imperial and [mm] as an alternate. Works great.

MM_to_Inches.txt