Specifying units

You can specify the default units that will be used in the Overlay Editor.

To specify units

1	Select View > Preferences. The Preferences dialog box opens.

2	Select the Units tab.

3	Specify the unit settings.

4

Click OK.

 

Unit settings
Metric	Click to measure all quantities below in metric units.
Horizontal position	The unit for measuring horizontal positions. The default unit (1/10 inch) corresponds to the default scale of all grids (except the Millimeter Grid). Therefore, you can specify horizontal measurements according to the number of horizontal grid lines.
Vertical position	The unit for measuring vertical positions. The default unit (1/6 inch) corresponds to the default scale of all grids (except the Millimeter Grid). Therefore, you can specify vertical measurements according to the number of vertical grid lines.
Horizontal distance	The unit for measuring horizontal distances.
Vertical distance	The unit for measuring vertical distances.
Radius	The unit for measuring radius.
Font size	The unit for measuring font sizes.
Line thickness	The unit for measuring line thickness.
Angle	The unit for measuring angles.
Show units in dialogs	Select to show units after all values in object information and object setup dialog boxes.