topic Re: Unit conversion while plotting line or any shape. in AutoCAD Forum

Automatically scale input given while drawing line or any shape

girish_thackarey — Thu, 05 Oct 2023 05:30:54 GMT

My file base unit is decimal.

If I am drawing a line in AutoCAD input should be in decimal (i.e. 1,2,3.....100.....n). it won't take input in INCH.

is there any way we could give input in INCH say 4" then Autocad will convert it to 101.6 mm and draw the 101.6mm line in the Model.

Please Help.

Re: Unit conversion while plotting line or any shape.

paullimapa — Wed, 04 Oct 2023 08:04:34 GMT

I assume when you write “plotting” you mean “drawing”

Unfortunately the only way to set up drawing units is with UNITS command. Once selected all drawing input command are based on that. So since you chose decimal, AutoCAD won’t recognize the inch “ symbol when you type that into the command line for distance entries. Now you can setup a dimension style to show both the current drawing unit setting and an alternate unit setting.

Re: Unit conversion while plotting line or any shape.

Valentin_CAD — Wed, 04 Oct 2023 08:49:08 GMT

@girish_thackarey ,

Welcome to the AutoCAD forum.

If you are using the acad.dwt, apply the following settings:

Otherwise, you will need to use the metric template acadiso.dwt and set these settings:

Re: Unit conversion while plotting line or any shape.

Pointdump — Wed, 04 Oct 2023 10:12:37 GMT

Hi Girish,
Welcome to the Autodesk Forums.
You can use the 'CAL command.
'CAL >> 4/12
Dave

Re: Unit conversion while plotting line or any shape.

Kent1Cooper — Wed, 04 Oct 2023 17:39:30 GMT

[Your request, if I understand correctly, is not about Dimensioning as others have at least in part assumed.]

This is slightly cumbersome, but you can use the (cvunit) AutoLisp function. In a command such as LINE in your description, you can aim the cursor in the desired direction, and type in:

(cvunit 4 "inch" "mm")

and you'll get a 101.6-unit long Line.