Document units in meters but input centimeters, how to do it permanently?

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wondering if there is a way to always input cm although document units are meters.

I know you can add “cm” etc… to the number you input, but that does not really speed tings up on the long run.

I need to have document units in meters due to compatibility with other files, but I really dislike using the comma all the time, and would want to use cm input permanently.

any ideas?

thnx,
Daniel

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Hi Daniel, there is no way that I know of to do this any more easily than appending the ‘cm’. But, what comma?

-Pascal

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when drafting I usually enter values below 1 m… so 0,01 for 1 cm

super annoying imho. I would like to get away from needing to type . and all the leading 00s

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Hi Daniel - why not type ‘cm’ at the end of any number that you want to be read as cm? I thought that is what you were doing and not liking it, not typing out the current units converted…

-Pascal

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for example, typing 1cm is three keystrokes. typing .01 is also three keystrokes.

1 is just one :slight_smile:
it accumulates throughout the day

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Switch to cm temporarily whilst typing lots of dimensions?

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Hi Daniel,

How about working with your model in cm until the end, then rescaling it to metres as a final step?

If you receive a model in metres, start by rescaling to cm and scale back at the end.

Caveat: You may need to thrash out a way to get dimension styles viable in both scales.

Regards
Jeremy

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Yes, OK, understood, I just mean, compared to typing in the decimal and the right number of zeros…

-Pascal