Autodesk 00308-011408-9F30A User Guide - Page 66
Setting the Angular Units of Measurement, Setting the Area Units of Measurement
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Setting the Angular Units of Measurement AutoSketch allows you to choose from six standard units of measurement for angles: degrees, degrees-minutes-seconds, minutes, radians, bearing, and grads. You can specify the precision AutoSketch uses to display angular values from 1.0 to 0.0000001. You can specify whether AutoSketch measures angles using the standard format or using compass orientation. For information on compass angles, see "Compass Angles & Bearings" in online Help. To set the angular units of measurement 1 On the Tools menu, click Drawing Options. The Drawing Options dialog box appears. 2 Click the Units page tab. 3 Select the angular units of measurement from the first drop-down list box in the Angle section. 4 (optional) Select a value from the Decimal Precision drop-down list box. 5 (optional) Select a method in the Orientation drop-down list box. 6 Click OK. Setting the Area Units of Measurement AutoSketch allows you to choose from eight standard units of measurement for areas. Five are English measurements and three are metric. You can also specify the precision AutoSketch uses to display area values. The choices for decimal precision range from 1 to 0.0000001. To set the area units of measurement 1 On the Tools menu, click Drawing Options. The Drawing Options dialog box appears. 2 Click the Units page tab. 3 Click the units of measurement from the first drop-down list box in the Area section. 4 (optional) Click a value from the Decimal Precision drop-down list box. 5 Click OK. 56 | Chapter 5 Setting Up a New Drawing