topic Re: Changing units in Inventor Forum

Changing units

agupt7 — Wed, 08 Sep 2021 18:58:48 GMT

I'm trying to change units in Inventor 2022 but it's only letting me change a single project at a time. Is there a way to change the application's default?

Re: Changing units

SharkDesign — Wed, 08 Sep 2021 19:50:34 GMT

It's in your document settings for your templates.

Unless you are talking about materials in which case it's in the bottom left of the material window.

Re: Changing units

agupt7 — Wed, 08 Sep 2021 19:51:29 GMT

but that only changes it for the project, I mean the whole application settings

Re: Changing units

SharkDesign — Wed, 08 Sep 2021 19:55:23 GMT

I'm pretty sure It's on a per document setting.
Therefore you need to set it in your template files document settings.

Re: Changing units

agupt7 — Wed, 08 Sep 2021 19:56:59 GMT

thank you

Re: Changing units

johnsonshiue — Wed, 08 Sep 2021 20:23:28 GMT

Hi! As James mentioned, the unit setting is on per document basis (iam and ipt files), since Inventor support mixed unit modeling.

For existing files, you do need to go to Tools -> Doc Settings -> Unit to change the default unit. For new files, you can change the default template units. Go to Tools -> App options -> Files -> Configure Default Templates. In this way, all newly created files will have the desirable default units.

Many thanks!

Re: Changing units

daniel_trif — Wed, 04 May 2022 08:39:31 GMT

thank you very much, this options is a bit more hidden than i expected it to be

Re: Changing units

hardik_aminQ — Tue, 07 Mar 2023 09:14:16 GMT

I've followed the instructions, Didn't work this way, Is ayone please help me...?

Re: Changing units

agupt7 — Tue, 07 Mar 2023 10:22:20 GMT

as @johnsonshiue mentioned before, to configure your default template you have to go to Tools -> App options -> Files -> Configure Default Templates. There I'm pretty sure you can pick either mm or in ( I don't remember it's been a while) and from then on in all your new files will be the setting you choose.

Re: Changing units

hardik_aminQ — Tue, 07 Mar 2023 10:41:31 GMT

Hi,
Thanks for prompt reply. I did follow the word by word instructions. However, it does for that particular file only. If I open another/ new file,I have to repeat the same process again. I believe there should be some settings where I can choose default and “inch” option would be disappear for good until I select it.
I wonder how come Autodesk is shying away from this kinda regular/more often issue….?
Couldn’t find the answer from developer itself.
Rey,
Hardik

Re: Changing units

agupt7 — Tue, 07 Mar 2023 10:46:06 GMT

have a look at these ss's if it helps

Re: Changing units

hardik_aminQ — Tue, 07 Mar 2023 10:52:30 GMT

Thanks man,

This exactly I did but NO LUCK.

problem is even if I do these listed changes, settings would be changed for current file only, Next time when I open, Inhave to do this all the steps to change fromInch to MM.

I am trying to see other answers in case of someone has a similar issue and found solutions, I will share here if I got anything helpful.

Re: Changing units

SBix26 — Tue, 07 Mar 2023 19:07:13 GMT

Copy and paste an image of the File tab of your Application Options dialog (Alt-PrtScr in the dialog, then paste in the message). It seems that your computer is preventing those settings from being saved.

Sam B

Inventor Pro 2023.2.1 | Windows 10 Home 22H2

Re: Changing units

johnsonshiue — Wed, 08 Mar 2023 00:25:11 GMT

Hi! Is this drawing or part or assembly? How did you start a new file? Please follow the steps closely.

1) Go to Project settings -> Folder Options -> Template. Then go to the template path in File Explorer to see if there are Standard template files.

2) Change the units in the Standard template files. Or, skip to next step.

3) Go to Tools -> App Options -> File -> Configure Default Templates -> select the desirable standard and unit.

A set of Standard template files should be created in your template folder.

Start a new file from File -> New -> Create a New File or click on the New button in upper left corner (Standard template is used if existed).

Many thanks!

Re: Changing units

matthes.schmitz — Mon, 26 Jun 2023 07:41:14 GMT

I installed the German language package and chose it under templates on the left-hand side after clicking "new". By default, an English template is selected but after installing the German package I could choose it (symbol of a folder, see attached file).