Units of 'Area' in Properties toolbar

[carl.coghill]

Hi,

I frequently interrogate drawings to find the area of a polyline. I always draw in millimeters, therefore drawing templates are set to this.

When I view the properties of a polyline, the area is displayed in mm² (see first screen shot).

However, I want to know the area in m². To get this, I open the Quick Calc dialog box (see second screen shot).

The Convert from units default to Square meters, which I have to change to Square millimeters (see third screen shot).

Is there a way to get the area in the properties to display in m² by default?

[cadffm]

Is it really needed to use qickcal for nnn divided by a million?

Why / For what you need that. What do you do with that m²-Number?

If we know that we can find the best solution for you.

(I am thinking you can not pre-define this dialog)

https://forums.autodesk.com/t5/autocad-forum/area-dialog-box-missing-out/td-p/7334997

or

(defun c:PA0000001 ( / e)
  (and
    (setq e (car(entsel)))
    (vlax-property-available-p (setq e (vlax-ename->vla-object e)) 'area)
    (alert(princ (strcat "\nArea/1.000.000: " (rtos (/ (vla-get-Area e) 1000000.) 2 3))))
  )
 (princ)
)

or

(defun c:PA0000001 ( / gc:GetObjectIdString _aD en ip  )
  
	(defun gc:GetObjectIdString (obj doc) ; thx4GillesChanteau
	  (or *util* (setq *util* (vla-get-Utility  doc)))
	  (if (vlax-method-applicable-p *util* 'GetObjectIdString)
	    (vla-GetObjectIdString *util* obj :vlax-false)
	    (itoa (vla-get-ObjectId obj))
	  )
	)
 
  (and
    (setq _aD (vla-get-activedocument (vlax-get-acad-object)))
    (setq en (car(entsel)))
    (vlax-property-available-p (setq en (vlax-ename->vla-object en)) 'area)
    (setq ip (getpoint "\nInsertion Point: "))
    (vla-addMText
	   (if (or(= 1 (vla-get-activespace _aD)) (= (vla-get-mspace _aD) :vlax-true))
	       (vla-get-modelspace _aD)
	       (vla-get-paperspace _aD)
	   )
	   (vlax-3d-point ip)
	   0
           (strcat "%<\\AcObjProp Object(%<\\_ObjId " (gc:GetObjectIdString en _aD) ">%).Area \\f \"%lu2%pr3%ct8[1.000000000000000E-006]\">%")
    )
    (command "_.ZOOM" "_o" "_l" "" "_.ZOOM" ".025x")
  )
 (princ)
)

[Kent1Cooper · Accepted solution]

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@carl.coghill wrote:

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Is there a way to get the area in the properties to display in m² by default?

....

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This has come up before, also from people wanting it to show square feet when they draw with an inch as the drawing unit.  I believe the answer is "no," but you could find some of those discussions with a little Searching, and maybe something from one of them will be helpful for you.

[RohanKarche]

This is a very big problem everyone is facing. I hope Auto cad finds a simple way out by providing a setting that directly convert areas from mm2 to m2. Auto cad can simply add a alternate units dialogue box in properties.

Auto I request you to please provide an Alternative units row in properties section

[Kent1Cooper]

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@RohanKarche wrote:

.... Auto cad can simply add a alternate units dialogue box in properties.

Auto I request you to please provide an Alternative units row in properties section

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We in this Forum are just other Users like you, with limited monitoring by Autodesk employees who are not the programmers that could implement a request like this.  Try going to the >Product Feedback page<.