Use the Measure Units/Precision dialog box to modify units of measure used by the Measure tool.
To modify units of measure:
Click Units/Precision in the
Measure dialog box, select from the
following options, then click OK.
| Use
document settings |
Select to use the units and
material properties defined in Document
Properties. To access Document Properties, click then on the Document
Properties tab, select Units and Material Properties. |
| Use
custom settings |
Select to change the following:
|
Length unit
Select a unit of measure for linear
dimensions. If you select
Microinches,
Mils,
Inches, or
Feet & Inches, then also select from the
following:
| Scientific Notation |
Select to display values in
scientific notation (for example, 5.02e+004 for 50200). |
| Decimal |
|
| Fractions |
If you select Fractions, then also select from the
following:
|
Denominator
|
Set the denominator. For example, set to
8 to report values in increments no smaller than 1/8
inch.
|
|
| Decimal
places |
Specifies
the number of decimal places to display for linear
dimensions. |
Angular unit
Select a unit of measure
for angular dimensions. If you select
Degrees or
Radians, then also set:
| Decimal
places |
Set number of decimal places to
display for angular dimensions. |
Accuracy level
Move the slider to adjust between the speed of calculation and the accuracy of
results.
| Lower
(faster) |
Provides faster computation, but
the calculations are less accurate. |
| Higher (slower) |
Provides greater accuracy of the calculation, but
the computation is slower. |