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    <title>topic API converting to centimeters, how do I retrieve inches in Inventor Programming - iLogic, Macros, AddIns &amp; Apprentice</title>
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    <description>&lt;P&gt;Hello,&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;I'm retrieving a parameter value using "&lt;SPAN&gt;userparams&lt;/SPAN&gt;(&lt;SPAN&gt;"S1GW"&lt;/SPAN&gt;).&lt;SPAN&gt;Value". This method automatically converts my inch value to cm. How do I retrieve my original inch value without the conversion to cm?&amp;nbsp;&lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;PRE&gt;	&lt;SPAN&gt;Dim&lt;/SPAN&gt; &lt;SPAN&gt;userparams&lt;/SPAN&gt; &lt;SPAN&gt;As&lt;/SPAN&gt; &lt;SPAN&gt;UserParameters&lt;/SPAN&gt; = &lt;SPAN&gt;oADef&lt;/SPAN&gt;.&lt;SPAN&gt;Parameters&lt;/SPAN&gt;.&lt;SPAN&gt;UserParameters&lt;/SPAN&gt;
	&lt;SPAN&gt;For&lt;/SPAN&gt; &lt;SPAN&gt;Each&lt;/SPAN&gt; &lt;SPAN&gt;Param&lt;/SPAN&gt; &lt;SPAN&gt;In&lt;/SPAN&gt; &lt;SPAN&gt;userparams&lt;/SPAN&gt;

			&lt;SPAN&gt;Dim&lt;/SPAN&gt; &lt;SPAN&gt;oTotalDict&lt;/SPAN&gt; &lt;SPAN&gt;As&lt;/SPAN&gt; &lt;SPAN&gt;New&lt;/SPAN&gt; &lt;SPAN&gt;Dictionary&lt;/SPAN&gt;(&lt;SPAN&gt;Of&lt;/SPAN&gt; &lt;SPAN&gt;String&lt;/SPAN&gt;, &lt;SPAN&gt;String&lt;/SPAN&gt;)
			&lt;SPAN&gt;oTotalDict&lt;/SPAN&gt;.&lt;SPAN&gt;Add&lt;/SPAN&gt;(&lt;SPAN&gt;userparams&lt;/SPAN&gt;(&lt;SPAN&gt;"S1GW"&lt;/SPAN&gt;).&lt;SPAN&gt;Name&lt;/SPAN&gt;, &lt;SPAN&gt;userparams&lt;/SPAN&gt;(&lt;SPAN&gt;"S1GW"&lt;/SPAN&gt;).&lt;SPAN&gt;Value&lt;/SPAN&gt;)&lt;/PRE&gt;&lt;P&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/P&gt;</description>
    <pubDate>Thu, 16 Mar 2023 21:07:01 GMT</pubDate>
    <dc:creator>a81383</dc:creator>
    <dc:date>2023-03-16T21:07:01Z</dc:date>
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      <title>API converting to centimeters, how do I retrieve inches</title>
      <link>https://forums.autodesk.com/t5/inventor-programming-ilogic/api-converting-to-centimeters-how-do-i-retrieve-inches/m-p/11827105#M150237</link>
      <description>&lt;P&gt;Hello,&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;I'm retrieving a parameter value using "&lt;SPAN&gt;userparams&lt;/SPAN&gt;(&lt;SPAN&gt;"S1GW"&lt;/SPAN&gt;).&lt;SPAN&gt;Value". This method automatically converts my inch value to cm. How do I retrieve my original inch value without the conversion to cm?&amp;nbsp;&lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;PRE&gt;	&lt;SPAN&gt;Dim&lt;/SPAN&gt; &lt;SPAN&gt;userparams&lt;/SPAN&gt; &lt;SPAN&gt;As&lt;/SPAN&gt; &lt;SPAN&gt;UserParameters&lt;/SPAN&gt; = &lt;SPAN&gt;oADef&lt;/SPAN&gt;.&lt;SPAN&gt;Parameters&lt;/SPAN&gt;.&lt;SPAN&gt;UserParameters&lt;/SPAN&gt;
	&lt;SPAN&gt;For&lt;/SPAN&gt; &lt;SPAN&gt;Each&lt;/SPAN&gt; &lt;SPAN&gt;Param&lt;/SPAN&gt; &lt;SPAN&gt;In&lt;/SPAN&gt; &lt;SPAN&gt;userparams&lt;/SPAN&gt;

			&lt;SPAN&gt;Dim&lt;/SPAN&gt; &lt;SPAN&gt;oTotalDict&lt;/SPAN&gt; &lt;SPAN&gt;As&lt;/SPAN&gt; &lt;SPAN&gt;New&lt;/SPAN&gt; &lt;SPAN&gt;Dictionary&lt;/SPAN&gt;(&lt;SPAN&gt;Of&lt;/SPAN&gt; &lt;SPAN&gt;String&lt;/SPAN&gt;, &lt;SPAN&gt;String&lt;/SPAN&gt;)
			&lt;SPAN&gt;oTotalDict&lt;/SPAN&gt;.&lt;SPAN&gt;Add&lt;/SPAN&gt;(&lt;SPAN&gt;userparams&lt;/SPAN&gt;(&lt;SPAN&gt;"S1GW"&lt;/SPAN&gt;).&lt;SPAN&gt;Name&lt;/SPAN&gt;, &lt;SPAN&gt;userparams&lt;/SPAN&gt;(&lt;SPAN&gt;"S1GW"&lt;/SPAN&gt;).&lt;SPAN&gt;Value&lt;/SPAN&gt;)&lt;/PRE&gt;&lt;P&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/P&gt;</description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 16 Mar 2023 21:07:01 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>https://forums.autodesk.com/t5/inventor-programming-ilogic/api-converting-to-centimeters-how-do-i-retrieve-inches/m-p/11827105#M150237</guid>
      <dc:creator>a81383</dc:creator>
      <dc:date>2023-03-16T21:07:01Z</dc:date>
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      <title>Re: API converting to centimeters, how do I retrieve inches</title>
      <link>https://forums.autodesk.com/t5/inventor-programming-ilogic/api-converting-to-centimeters-how-do-i-retrieve-inches/m-p/11827132#M150238</link>
      <description>&lt;P&gt;The most simple example looks like this:&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;LI-CODE lang="visual-basic"&gt;Dim doc As PartDocument = ThisDoc.Document
Dim param As [Parameter] = doc.ComponentDefinition.Parameters.Item("TestParameter")

Dim uom = doc.UnitsOfMeasure
uom.ConvertUnits(param.Value, UnitsTypeEnum.kDatabaseLengthUnits, UnitsTypeEnum.kInchLengthUnits)&lt;/LI-CODE&gt;
&lt;P&gt;But you can find more information about converting units here:&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt;&lt;A href="http://www.hjalte.nl/46-parameter-document-database-units" target="_blank"&gt;http://www.hjalte.nl/46-parameter-document-database-units&lt;/A&gt;&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt;There you will also find a method to convert to fractional strings .&lt;/P&gt;</description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 16 Mar 2023 21:21:45 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>https://forums.autodesk.com/t5/inventor-programming-ilogic/api-converting-to-centimeters-how-do-i-retrieve-inches/m-p/11827132#M150238</guid>
      <dc:creator>JelteDeJong</dc:creator>
      <dc:date>2023-03-16T21:21:45Z</dc:date>
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