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Units conversion on input

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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
spammehere@arcaderestoration.com
http://www.arcaderestoration.com
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Units conversion on input

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
spammehere@arcaderestoration.com
http://www.arcaderestoration.com
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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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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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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. 
Screen Shot 2015-07-25 at 3.17.14 PM.png


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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. 
Screen Shot 2015-07-25 at 3.17.14 PM.png


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colin.smith
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