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<a xmlns:mml="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" name="hj-top"> </a><table xmlns:mml="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" class="table1" id="table11"><tr><td><table class="DocHeader"><tr><td class="DocHeader1" colspan="2"><h1>Units</h1></td></tr><tr><td class="DocHeader4" colspan="2"/></tr><tr><td class="DocHeader3" colspan="2"><table class="DocThemeIntro" id="table12"><tr><td class="Intro1Only"><p class="header"><p class="abstract"><span class="shortdesc">The Units page lets you specify 3D measurement units. </span>
<p>You can define units for all display parameters: length, angle, area, volume, and distance type (dimensions). You can also modify the interpretation of units of CAD models.</p><p><span class="ph">You can set these properties both for the active document and as document defaults.</span></p></p>
<ul><li><a href="#r-Tab" id="toc_rg" title="The tabs on the Units page let you choose which 3D measurement units you want to define.">Tab</a></li><li><a href="#r-Output" id="toc_rg" title="The Output section lets you define the output parameters for the chosen measurement unit.">Output
</a></li><li><a href="#r-Input" id="toc_rg" title="The Input section lets you define the input parameters for the chosen measurement unit.">Input

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<div class="topic reference nested1" id="r-Tab"><h2 class="title topictitle2">Tab</h2>

<div class="body refbody"><p class="abstract"><span class="shortdesc">The tabs on the Units page let you choose which 3D measurement units you want to define.</span>
<p>Notes:
		<ul class="ul"><li class="li">All 2D measurements (such as border widths and 2D panel positions) are in millimeters.
</li>
<li class="li">Input and output units do not affect conversions from CAD to Composer format. Composer internal units are millimeters.</li>
</ul>
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<div class="tablenoborder"><table cellpadding="4" cellspacing="0" summary="" class="table" frame="border" border="1" rules="all"><thead class="thead" align="left"><tr class="row"><th class="entry" valign="top" width="NaN" id="d93029e34">Tab</th>
<th class="entry" valign="top" width="NaN" id="d93029e36">Description</th>
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<tbody class="tbody"><tr class="row"><td class="entry" valign="top" width="NaN" headers="d93029e34 "><span class="ph uicontrol">Length</span></td>
<td class="entry" valign="top" width="NaN" headers="d93029e36 ">Lets you define length measurement units.</td>
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<tr class="row"><td class="entry" valign="top" width="NaN" headers="d93029e34 "><span class="ph uicontrol">Angle</span></td>
<td class="entry" valign="top" width="NaN" headers="d93029e36 ">Lets you define angle measurement units.</td>
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<tr class="row"><td class="entry" valign="top" width="NaN" headers="d93029e34 "><span class="ph uicontrol">Area</span></td>
<td class="entry" valign="top" width="NaN" headers="d93029e36 ">Lets you define area measurement units.</td>
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<tr class="row"><td class="entry" valign="top" width="NaN" headers="d93029e34 "><span class="ph uicontrol">Volume</span></td>
<td class="entry" valign="top" width="NaN" headers="d93029e36 ">Lets you define volume measurement units.</td>
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<div class="topic reference nested1" id="r-Output"><p><map name="FPMap1"><area href="#hj-top" title="Back to Top" shape="rect" coords="416, 0, 435, 10"/></map><img border="0" src="../IconsReference/butix_top_wline.png" width="436" height="11" usemap="#FPMap1"/></p><h2 class="title topictitle2">Output
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<div class="body refbody"><p class="abstract"><span class="shortdesc">The Output section lets you define the output parameters for the chosen measurement unit.</span>
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<div class="tablenoborder"><table cellpadding="4" cellspacing="0" summary="" class="table" frame="void" border="1" rules="all"><thead class="thead" align="left"><tr class="row"><th class="entry" valign="top" id="d93029e76">Command Name</th>
<th class="entry" valign="top" id="d93029e78">Description</th>
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<tbody class="tbody"><tr class="row"><td class="entry" valign="top" headers="d93029e76 "><span class="ph uicontrol">Length /
Angle
/ Area
/ Volume
</span></td>
<td class="entry" valign="top" headers="d93029e78 ">Specifies the display units.</td>
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<tr class="row"><td class="entry" valign="top" headers="d93029e76 "><span class="ph uicontrol" id="r-Output__NumberOfDecimals">Number of decimals
</span></td>
<td class="entry" valign="top" headers="d93029e78 ">Specifies the number of places displayed after the decimal point for floating-point values in the viewport. To specify the number of decimals for floating-point values in the Properties pane, set 
<span class="ph uicontrol">PropertiesValueNbOfDecimal</span> on the 
<span class="keyword wintitle">Application Preferences - Advanced Settings</span> page. See <a class="xref" href="cps-c-cu-ApplicationPreferences-AdvancedSettings.htm#cps-c-cu-ApplicationPreferences-AdvancedSettings" title="The Advanced Settings page lets you control advanced features and resolve issues.">Advanced Settings</a>.
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<tr class="row"><td class="entry" valign="top" headers="d93029e76 "><span class="ph uicontrol">Decimal symbol
</span></td>
<td class="entry" valign="top" headers="d93029e78 ">Specifies the decimal point character: 
<ul class="ul"><li class="li"><span class="ph uicontrol">.</span> (period)</li>
<li class="li"><span class="ph uicontrol">,</span> (comma)</li>
<li class="li"><span class="ph uicontrol">;</span> (semicolon)</li>
</ul>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="row"><td class="entry" valign="top" headers="d93029e76 "><span class="ph uicontrol">Show units
</span></td>
<td class="entry" valign="top" headers="d93029e78 ">Specifies how units are displayed in measurements:
<ul class="ul"><li class="li">
<span class="ph uicontrol">Short</span> - Displays unit abbreviations (example: 
<span class="ph filepath">15.1 cm</span>).
</li>
<li class="li">
<span class="ph uicontrol">Long</span> - Displays full unit names (example: 
<span class="ph filepath">15.1 Centimeters</span>).</li>
<li class="li">
<span class="ph uicontrol">None</span> - Displays no units (example: 
<span class="ph filepath">15.1</span>)
</li>
</ul>
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<div class="body refbody"><p class="abstract"><span class="shortdesc">The Input section lets you define the input parameters for the chosen measurement unit.</span>
</p>

<div class="tablenoborder"><table cellpadding="4" cellspacing="0" summary="" class="table" frame="void" border="1" rules="all"><thead class="thead" align="left"><tr class="row"><th class="entry" valign="top" id="d93029e169">Command Name</th>
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<tbody class="tbody"><tr class="row"><td class="entry" valign="top" headers="d93029e169 "><span class="ph uicontrol">Model unit (internal)
</span></td>
<td class="entry" valign="top" headers="d93029e171 ">Specifies internal model units. For example, change internal units if the CAD units are centimeters instead of the Composer default units of millimeters.
<table class="Remark" id="table132"><tr><td class="Remark"><span class="run-in">Important:
				</span> For SOLIDWORKS files, 
<span class="ph uicontrol">Model unit</span> must be 
<span class="ph uicontrol">millimeters</span>.
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