AutoCAD 2010

[#1]

Hi and thanks for looking...

I have been using AutoCad since v2.1 on DOS and have worked in metric units forever. Now that I have moved to a country that requires both metric and imperial dimensions on drawings, I'm stumped over how to make alternate dims work.

For arguments sake, I draw a rectangle 25.4mm x 25.4mm and with my default metric dimensions, it correctly shows 25.4 units.

I turn on alternate units, set my format to Architectural stacked and my precision to 1/16". The multiplyer is automatically set to 25.4 (mm per inch).

The resulting dimension now shows 25.4 [53'-9 3/16"] which is obviously 25.4 times 25.4 inches.

I want it to be 25.4 [1"]

Dimscale = 1

What and where are the settings that correct this behaviour?

Thanks in advance.

Goose.

[#2]

Attach your Drawing1.dwg here, let's see.

[#3]

Here you go and thanks.

[#4]

I just figured it out.

I had to set my alternate units multiplyer to 0.03937 which is inches per mm.

That really screws with my head, but it works.

Thanks for looking.

Goose