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Determine the Units of Measurement
Concept Procedure Quick Reference
 
 
 

To convert a drawing from inches to centimeters

  1. Click Modify menu Scale.
  2. At the Select Objects prompt, enter all.

    All objects in the drawing are selected for scaling.

  3. Enter a base point of *0,0.

    Scaling will be relative to the world coordinate system origin and the location of the drawing origin will remain at the WCS origin.

  4. Enter a scale factor of 2.54 (there are 2.54 centimeters per inch).

    All objects in the drawing are now 2.54 times larger, corresponding to the equivalent distance in centimeters.

 Toolbar: Modify 
 Command entry: SCALE