Units conversion on input

Units conversion on input

BrienKing
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Units conversion on input

BrienKing
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When putting in dimensions I can put in different units then what I am working in and that works fine.

 

For example, my sketch is in mm and I draw a circle, but I want to specify the size in inches, that works just fine.  Where I want to see the change is when I EDIT the dimension of the circle.  It keeps the size in inches.  I would like for an option to convert it to mm so that when I edit it, I can edit the value in mm and not inches.

 

This came up when I was looking for a size of a bolt and the first result I found was in inches, so I just used that to create the circle.  However, I needed to tweak the design a bit and wanted to do it in mm.   

Brien King
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maruska
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Not exactly what you're asking for, but what I do is to type the dimension in inches, Fusion will then show what the result is in mm after you type enter. Then I retype the value it gave as a result for my final.

 

Also the paramter table shows both the dimension as typed and the result value in the units the document is set to.

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roambotics_scott
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Yeah I think this is there as a setting. Mine always go to mm no matter what units I enter.

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keqingsong
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Keqing Song
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keqingsong
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After reviewing this, I found out that you need to change your active units in the design to what you want it to be in order for your units and inputs to be consistent. 
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Keqing Song
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colin.smith
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