COUNITS

Function:

Allows the user to specify in which units the coordinates are to be expressed.

Description:

This command allows the user to specify one of the following eight units in which the coordinates are to be expressed:

Examples:

MM

CM

meter

FINCH

USFINCH

DECINCH

INCH

USINCH

millimeters. Example: 6263.48

centimeters. Example: 626.348cm

meters. Example: 6.26348m

feet and inches. Example: 20'6.19/32"

feet and inches (US style). Example: 20'-6 19/32"

decimal inches. Example: 246.59"

fractional inches. Example: 246.19/32"

fractional inches (US style). Example: 246 19/32"

Related Commands:

COFORMAT, CODECP, COIMPP

Command Syntax:

>--- COUNITs ---+-- MM -------.
                |             |
                |-- CM -------|
                |             |
                |-- meter ----|
                |             |
                |-- FINCH-----|
                |             |
                |-- USFINCH---|
                |             |
                |-- DECINCH---|
                |             |
                |-- INCH------|
                |             |
                ‘-- USINCH ---+-->

The corresponding GUI appears on the Annotations Options window: