Make base unit feet

[Anonymous]

Hello all!

I am working on some architectural drawings in AutoCAD.

I have my units set to Architectural with precision at 0'0"

When drawing for instance a 2ft line,

I'd like to be able to type 2 and then press enter without pressing the ' key

AutoCAD defaults this to inches

Is there anyway to make feet the base unit?

[natasha.l · Accepted solution]

Hello @Anonymous, 

Thanks for posting & being a part of Answer Day. 

You can type & use the UNITS command, specify an array of things in this case you would change the "Drawing Units" to feet. 

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[mi.le]

Hi Adam,

Thank you for posting in our forum. Do you find Natasha's reply helpful? Feel free to let us know if you have any doubts on the settings. 

Best Regards,

Mi Le

[Kent1Cooper]

What's been suggested is what Civil Engineers do regularly.  But do you want to be able to use Architectural type Dimensions, showing feet and inches and fractions, or Engineering type with feet and decimal inches?  If that's needed, the drawing unit must be an inch.