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A typical problem that arises when you are using
information from a drawing by an outside vendor or firm that has a different
unit style for values other than what you are using is that you will need to
convert those numbers to a your typical style. How would you convert
those values from one style to another? Use a conversion calculator?
Yes, you could if you had one. Why not just use AutoCAD, after all it
is one expensive and fancy calculator anyway.
This tip will show you how to use the DIST command to translate a given
value from one set of units to another at the command line. We'll use
Decimal units to Architectural units as our example, but the principal is
the same when converting from one unit style to the other. You could
convert feet and inches into just inches etc.
To convert a decimal value to feet and inches you will need to set the
global units to Architectural with a precision of 0'-0 1/64".
Enter the DIST command and instead of picking two points, enter 47.1719.
Issue a return and the command line reads: Distance = 3'-11 11/64".
Just remember to set the UNITS drawing variable to whatever style that you
want to convert to and you're done!
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