UNITS

Function:

Specifies units of measurement used for Isodraft’s output.

Description:

The units used for length and bore dimensions on isometric drawings can be specified independently from the units used for input data.

By default, lengths along pipelines (for component dimensioning, tube lengths) are shown in metric units, and pipe bores are shown in imperial units.

The user is also able to specify whether the bore units suffix or prefix the bore sizes on an isometric.

Note: Input units are specified by the commands BORES and DISTANCES.

Examples:

UNITS METRIC

Outputs metric lengths and metric bores.

UNITS IMPERIAL

Outputs imperial lengths and imperial bores. Measurements between 1’ and 2’ will be output in inches; for example, 15".

UNITS IMPERIAL FT

Outputs imperial lengths and imperial bores. Measurements between 1’ and 2’ will be output in feet and inches; for example, 1’3".

UNITS IMPERIAL BOMDEC

Outputs imperial lengths and imperial bores. Measurements between 1’ and 2’ will be output in inches; for example, 15". (Pipe quantities on Bill of Material in decimal feet; for example, 2.7’).

UNITS IMPERIAL FT BOMDEC

Outputs imperial lengths and imperial bores. Measurements between 1’ and 2’ will be output in feet and inches; for example; 1’3". (Pipe quantities on Bill of Material in decimal feet; for example, 2.7’).

Units IMPERIAL FT BOMDEC DECP N

Outputs imperial lengths and imperial bores. Measurements between 1’ and 2’ will be output in feet and inches with 1 to 3 decimal places; for example; 1’3.N", where N is the number of decimal places (1, 2 or 3). (Pipe quantities on Bill of Material in decimal feet; for example, 2.7’).

UNITS METIMP

Outputs metric lengths and imperial bores.

UNITS METRIC PREFIXBOREUNITS

Outputs metric lengths and metric bores with bore sizes prefixed by the bore units as defined by ATEXT 207. The following options will provide standard DN output (for example DN80):

UNITS METRIC PREFIXBOREUNITS

ATEXT 207 'DN'

Related Commands:

BORES DISTANCES

Command Syntax:

>--- UNIts ---+--- METRic --------------------------------------.
              |                                                 |
              |--- IMPerial ---+--- FT ---.                     |
              |                |          |                     |
              |                ‘----------|------ BOMDEC -------|
              |                           |                     |
              |                           ‘---------------------|
              |                                                 |
              ‘--- METImp* -------------------------------------+->

Querying:

Q OUTPut UNIts

Q OPTions

Note: Q UNITS gives the current units for input measurements (refer to BORES and DISTANCES commands), not output measurements.