Policy for Use of Imperial Units

Metric units are used:

• as database format

• as system information

Metric or optionally imperial units are used:

• as designer's input on screen or in batch programs

• as output on screen or list

Imperial units will be used if the environment variable for the unit is set to IMP. The default setting for imperial units can be overridden in work station programs if corresponding keyword in default file SBD_DEF1 is set. (See User’s Guide for Drafting).

For further information regarding imperial units being implemented for a specific program, see the documentation for the program.