You can set the units for dimensions, the sketch grid, and text height.
To customize units
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Select DesignSpark Mechanical Options from the Application menu to display the DesignSpark Mechanical Options window.
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Click Units from the navigation panel on the left.
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Select one of the following from the Units settings for drop-down list:
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All New Documents to create a default detailing style for all your designs. These settings will not affect any currently open documents.
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This Document to set options for the current design only.
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Modify the options on the page.
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Click OK to save all your changes and close the window.
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If you try to enter a value that is out of the allowed range in the Options panel or the DesignSpark Mechanical Options dialog, you will see a red exclamation mark icon next to the field. You can hover over the icon to see a tooltip that will explain the valid values for the option. |
Units
Type: Select Metric or Imperial from the menu.
Length: Select the default units used for length. Angles are always shown in degrees.
Decimal/fraction: If you use Imperial units, you can select Decimal or Fraction to display distance measurements that are less than 1 unit.
Angle: Select from the following options.
- Degrees
- Degrees/Minutes/Seconds
- Degrees/Minutes
Mass: Select the default units used for mass.
Density: Select Independent to specify the density units from the density fields or Derived to calculate the units from your selections for length and mass.
Symbol: Select the abbreviation you want displayed for unit type you selected for Length.
Primary precision: The number of decimal places you want displayed for distance measurements for the primary units.
Use tight tolerances: When this option is selected, tolerances are rounded to a value that gives a tighter tolerance when you have dual dimensions or when a dimension from the design window is shown in the drawing window with a different unit setting than the design window. The purpose is to not lose any precision when converting from one unit system to another. When this option is not selected, the values are rounded according to method A in ISO 370-1975 (E). When selected, values are rounded according to method B.
Show symbol in user interface: Select this option to display the units abbreviation in DesignSpark Mechanical. The abbreviation will appear in measurement fields, such as a distance field when you pull a face.
Show symbol in annotations: Select this option to display the units abbreviation after the measurement in annotation dimensions.
Show trailing zero: Select this option to display trailing zeros in decimal measurements.
Show "-" separator: Select this option to display a hyphen between whole values and fractions.
Dual dimensions: Select this option to display annotation dimensions in both Metric and Imperial. The unit type you have selected is displayed first and the other is displayed in square brackets. You can see a preview of the display below this option category.
Secondary precision: The number of decimal places you want displayed for distance measurements for the secondary units.
Grid
Reset to Defaults: Click this button to reset the grid settings to the DesignSpark Mechanical defaults.
Minor grid spacing: Type the distance you want between the smallest grid lines.
Number of grid lines per major: Type the number of smaller grid lines between larger, darker grid lines.
Text
Text height units: Select a unit type for note text.
To convert an existing solid or surface from millimeters to inches
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Change the units to inches as described above.
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Select the Pull tool in the Edit ribbon group on the Design tab.
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Select the object you want to convert.
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Scale the object by 25.4.