Environment - Measurement and Units
The following buttons can be used to quickly change all relevant settings between Metric and Imperial units and vice versa.
- Metric
- Imperial
Formatting
Distance
Type
Choose from the drop-down list:
- Centimetres
- Feet
- Inches
- Metres
- Millimetres
- Points
Suffix
Enter the required distance unit suffix, such as mm, cm etc.
Decimal places
Enter the required number of decimal places to be displayed for distances.
Increment
This is the value by which distances will be incremented or decremented when using the spin-box controls on entry fields.
Display fractions
Switch this option on if you want to display fractions rather than decimal values.
Denominator
Enter the denominator to be used for fractions.
Reduce denominator
Switch this option on if you want fractions displayed with the lowest possible denominator. For instance, display 5/10 as 1/2.
Weight
Type
Choose from the drop-down list:
- Grams
- Kilograms
- Ounces
- Pounds
Suffix
Enter the required weight unit suffix, such as gm, kg etc.
Decimal places
Enter the required number of decimal places to be displayed for weights.
Increment
This is the value by which weights will be incremented or decremented when using the spin-box controls on entry fields.
Display fractions
Switch this option on if you want to display fractions rather than decimal values.
Denominator
Enter the denominator to be used for fractions.
Reduce denominator
Switch this option on if you want fractions displayed with the lowest possible denominator. For instance, display 5/10 as 1/2.
Angle
Type
Choose from the drop-down list:
- Degrees
- Gradients
- Radians
Suffix
Enter the required angle unit suffix, such as deg, rad etc.
Decimal places
Enter the required number of decimal places to be displayed for angles.
Increment
This is the value by which angles will be incremented or decremented when using the spin-box controls on entry fields.
Display fractions
Switch this option on if you want to display fractions rather than decimal values.
Denominator
Enter the denominator to be used for fractions.
Reduce denominator
Switch this option on if you want fractions displayed with the lowest possible denominator. For instance, display 5/10 as 1/2.
Volume
Suffix
Enter the required volume unit suffix, such as cu mm.
Area
Suffix
Enter the required area unit suffix, such as sq mm.
Round up area display
Switch this option on to round large area values up to display them in a bigger unit, such as metres.
Threshold
Enter the value above which area values should be displayed in the bigger unit.
Number
Decimal places
Enter the required number of decimal places to be displayed for real numbers (i.e. not distance, weight or angle).
Standards
When running standards it is possible to automatically apply rounding to a specified threshold. For example you may wish to round all values to 0.5mm or 1/16inch.
Apply threshold rounding
Switch this option on to use this facility.
Default rounding threshold
Enter the required value.
Floating point arithmetic rounding errors may cause some standards to give unexpected results if they have not been designed with this in mind. Using a global arbitrary epsilon value in rounding expressions may compensate for this.