Set Units in Option Files

Isodraft loads the current units setting when the user enters the module but has its own units for defining bore and distance on Isometrics; which are built into the individual Isodraft options files.

Isodraft output units for Weight, Pressure and Temperature and these are interpreted in current units and converted to the correct output value. For example, Pressure is stored in Pascals but the user may require the equivalent in bar on the Isometric. To do this, the options file needs to contain the required output settings, which is done by adding a block of code for setting units at the end of the options file. Each time an Isometric is created, the options file is run as a macro. Appending the correct unit settings to this will make sure that Isodraft enters the detailing process with the correct units settings loaded. The process of modifying the option file will automatically append the current units so each option file can potentially redefine the current units.

To change the current unit settings select Options > Modify from the main menu bar to display the Modify Options window. After selecting an options file to modify, select Dimensioning to display the Dimensioning Options window. Click Other Unit Settings to display the Current Session Units window. The units settings can be reset using the Current Session Units window. Refer to Units for further information.

Clicking OK on the Dimensioning Options window will save the current units setting into the current options file. Once an options file has its own units settings, these will be loaded before generating Isometrics or modifying the options file.

Note: Until an options file has been modified, the units displayed in the Current Session Units window will be the current Design session units which were loaded on entry to Isodraft. When an options file has been loaded, the units defined in the options file become current. Existing Options files will have no unit definitions until they have been edited and saved once.

Note: Isodraft does not currently perform any units conversion for UDAs. Isodraft will output them in database units.