Units of Measure

Your Designer XI application is set to use either metric or imperial units. However, when changing length, you are not bound to those units, and if you type a length using the opposite measurement system, the application converts the length for you.

In other words, if your application is set to metric, and you type “315 ft” as the length, the application converts 315 feet into 96 meters for you.

Similarly, if your application is set to imperial, it converts meters into feet.

In the Project pane, feet are always displayed when using imperial units, and meters are always displayed when using metric units.

When typing lengths, the following unit abbreviations are recognized by the application:

• Imperial

  • ft

  • in

  • yd

  • mi

• Metric

  • mm

  • cm

  • m

  • km

If no unit abbreviation is provided, the application defaults to feet when using imperial units and meters when using metric units.