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Figure 4-4:
Set your units here.
2. Choose a linear unit type from the Length Type drop-down list.
Choose the type of unit representation that's appropriate for your work. Engineer-
ing and Architectural units are displayed in feet and inches; the other types of units
aren't tied to any particular unit of measurement. You decide whether each unit
represents a millimeter, centimeter, meter, inch, foot, or something else. Your
choice is much simpler if you're working in metric: Choose Decimal units.
AutoCAD
can
think in inches! If you're using Engineering or Architectural
units (feet and inches), AutoCAD interprets any distance or coordinate you enter as
that many inches. You must use the ' (apostrophe) character on your keyboard to
indicate a number in feet instead of inches.
3. From the Length Precision drop-down list, choose the level of precision you
want when AutoCAD displays coordinates and linear measurements.
The Length Precision setting controls how precisely AutoCAD displays coordinates,
distances, and prompts in some dialog boxes. For example, the Coordinates section
of the status bar displays the current coordinates of the crosshairs using the cur-
rent precision.
