This tab contains settings which are used for measuring tools such as Distance, Polyline Length and Area. These settings do not influence the view of the dimension values and other similar information appearing on the drawing. They allow to set the scale factor and the units in which the measurement of the drawing must be performed. These settings aren't saved into the drawing file and are cleared after closing the drawing.
| • | Original units of the drawing are the units the drawing should be interpreted in. |
| • | Displayed units of the drawing are the units of the drawing displayed on the screen when you are performing measurements. If the displayed units are the same as the original units the scale factor will be equal to 1. |
| • | Scale factor - defines custom unit's multiplier. |
For instance: loaded drawing's units are millimeters. You want to have coordinates in centimeters when using measuring tools. Set Scale factor equal 0.1. Now all measuring values will be in centimeters.
Conversion of CAD units to the viewed values occurs by the following formula:
"Original units" * "Scale factor" * k = "Displayed units",
where k - is correspondence coefficient between two unit types - "Original units" and "Displayed units".
If Scale factor <> 1, k takes value 1 and "Displayed units" are turned to Unitless.
| • | Precision - sets the precision of the values. The option is available from the context menu of the Measure panel. |
| • | Apply the settings to all the drawings - current settings are implemented for all the opened drawings. |
Settings are not saved to the DXF file.
| • | Hide measurement panel - these settings regulate the appearance or disappearance of the Measure panel after the measurements have been made. Check the box if you prefer the Measure panel to stay visible. |