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How do I change block units from inches to unitless or to meters?

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ejones32
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How do I change block units from inches to unitless or to meters?

Hi guys,

 

I have created a 3D model in Autocad of a large plant using the Acad3D template.

 

I did not realise at the time that this template uses feet and inches. Throughout the drawing I have created quite a number of blocks which now if I insert these into another drawing  (we normally work in meters) scales incorrectly. For example: the drawing now thinks that a length that should be 1m now equals 1.5 inches, thus that the measurement then becomes 0.0254m on the drawing.

 

Surely there must be a simple way to change the block units. Can anyone advise how this might be done?

 

I have completed hours of work on this project so unfortunatly starting again is not an option.

 

Any help would be extremly appreciated.

 

Kind regards,

 

ejones32

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JDMather
in reply to: ejones32

I don't  know how this will work with blocks,

but try the -dwgunits command and follow the command line prompts.


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Message 3 of 6
CLDesigns
in reply to: ejones32

Open the block in the block editor look in the properties pallet and set the units to meters. To open the properties palettes goto tools-palettes-properties or ctrl+1.

There is also on the menu bar Format->Units...  hover over the insertion scale drop down box for the description, you can change the scale a block is inserted in without changing the block itself.

Message 4 of 6
ejones32
in reply to: JDMather

Hi,

Thanks for the reply.

I have tried this already but it just changes the overall drawing units and does not change the Block Unit.

Is there a command where you can change the Block Unit?

Thanks,

Message 5 of 6
ejones32
in reply to: CLDesigns

Perfect, thanks for that mate! 

 

The first option works like a dream.

 

The second does not as it just changes the overall units that you are drawing in. 

 

But overall problem solved!

 

Cheers

Message 6 of 6
mortenx83
in reply to: ejones32

open the filel you want to attach and change units to metric, and then attatch.

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