how to set the unit

[Anonymous]

I've tried 'drawing utilities' -> 'units' and set the unit to micron under 'insertion.' (image1)

Then, when i typed in 'dwgunits' in the command line, I noticed the unit was still set to 'inches' (image 2)

I need to set the unit to 'micron' but I wasn't able to see how you would do it.

Are we really stuck to having just 6 different units available under 'dwgunits' ?

[imadHabash]

Hi,

>> Then, when i typed in 'dwgunits' in the command line, I noticed the unit was still set to 'inche

This is because INSUNITS (System Variable) is different than -DWGUNITS command.

>> Are we really stuck to having just 6 different units available under 'dwgunits' ?

Yes , AutoCAD have only ( for Now ) those 6 units options .

i suggest to try to draw your lines in a certain unit then insert it in a new empty drawing with  INSUNITS = 13 .

Command: INSUNITS
Enter new value for INSUNITS <13>:

Regards,

[cadffm]

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@Anonymous  schrieb:

I've tried 'drawing utilities' -> 'units' and set the unit to micron under 'insertion.' (image1)

Then, when i typed in 'dwgunits' in the command line, I noticed the unit was still set to 'inches' (image 2)

I need to set the unit to 'micron' but I wasn't able to see how you would do it.

Are we really stuck to having just 6 different units available under 'dwgunits' ?

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Please: If you really talk about plain AutoCAD and new drawings/templates: Do never start -DWGUNITS in this file unless you know what you do.

Create your template based on standard acad.dwt/acadiso.dwt (or without a template) and change your INSUNITS (thats the "Unit" of _units dialog).

But do not start -dwgunits and save the filesession. (it would write useless information in your file and force (useless) alerts and problems without a need)