{"id":11076,"date":"2021-02-11T07:00:00","date_gmt":"2021-02-11T15:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.autodesk.com/blogs\/autocad\/?p=11076"},"modified":"2022-01-05T14:00:14","modified_gmt":"2022-01-05T22:00:14","slug":"how-to-use-metric-and-imperial-in-autocad","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.autodesk.com/blogs\/autocad\/how-to-use-metric-and-imperial-in-autocad\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Use Metric and Imperial in AutoCAD"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Metric vs. Imperial units. Which side are you on? The United States is one of the very few countries in the world to use the imperial system, while everywhere else in the world uses the metric system. It\u2019s important to know the difference and how to use metric and imperial in AutoCAD.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

How to Change Metric & Imperial Units in AutoCAD<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

To fully understand both systems, we need to understand the UNITS<\/a> dialog and its choices, along with the assumptions it makes and what your role is.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\n
\n

You can choose from Architectural, Decimal, Engineering, Fractional, or Scientific formats for displaying your units. (Notice that Metric is not a choice. We\u2019ll get to that in a moment).<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

\n
\"choose<\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

This is where AutoCAD tries to do some thinking for you, and it is best described directly from the HELP<\/a> file: \u201cThe Engineering and Architectural formats produce feet-and-inches displays and assume<\/span><\/span> each drawing unit represents one inch.\u201d You\u2019ve probably experienced this in either of these formats. Draw a line 12 units long, query it with LIST<\/a> or PROPERTIES<\/a>, and it will show as 1\u2019.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The HELP file goes on to say: “The other formats can represent any real-world unit.” This is where you and your needs come in. AutoCAD gives you free will to make that unit whatever you want.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Choosing Metric Decimals<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Since we want to use metric, you\u2019ll need to decide prior to drawing anything what a unit will represent. It may be a millimeter, a meter, a kilometer, etc. Don\u2019t forget to set the appropriate decimal accuracy for your desired units. Nothing in AutoCAD will tell you what that unit relates to. It\u2019s in your head as you draw (and hopefully on a title block somewhere), as you make that same line 12 units long whether you mean for it to be 12mm, 12m, or 12km.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\n
\n

While you\u2019re in the UNITS dialog box, make sure to choose the appropriate Insertion Scale<\/a>, which controls the unit measurement for any blocks or drawings that are inserted.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

\n
\"insertion<\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

How to Show Metric and Imperial Dimensions in AutoCAD<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Now let\u2019s say you\u2019re at the stage where your metric drawing is complete. You live and work in the U.S., so you\u2019re used to feet and inches (imperial), but you\u2019ve set your drawing up to be based on one unit representing a millimeter, and now you\u2019re ready to dimension it. You make sure your DIMSTYLE<\/a> is set to the office standard, place your first linear dimension<\/a>, and it displays as feet and inches. You\u2019ve verified that your UNITS are set to Decimal with zero places of precision. Now what?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Here\u2019s the secret. Dimension Styles have their own Units setting<\/a> that is independent from the overall drawing units. In other words, you can have your drawing set up to be metric, but the DIMSTYLE is set to Architectural. That\u2019s exactly how our previous example is set up.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Metric Styles in AutoCAD<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

So, the next important part to setting up your metric environment are your styles. Do not alter your office standards! Create new styles for your metric project. Typical text heights are 2.5mm (3\/32″), 3mm (1\/8″) and 6mm (1\/4″). Please note that the imperial equivalents shown are approximations. We\u2019ll get to how those are calculated in the next section.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Make sure you create new styles for Dimensions<\/a>, Multileaders<\/a>, and Tables<\/a> if necessary. Assign your new Metric Text styles to these. Also, come up with a naming convention that not only sets them apart from your imperial styles, but also tells you what they are (e.g., Gen_Notes_3mm) and setting to be Annotative<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\n
\n

It\u2019s worth noting here that sometimes you might want to have your design in imperial units, but also display the corresponding metric equivalent in the dimension. You can do this from the DIMSTYLE<\/a> dialog. From the Modify (or Override) dialog box, click on the Alternate Units<\/a> tab, and check the box in the upper left to turn the feature on.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

\n
\"show<\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

Units here, units there, styles, settings, naming\u2026if all that screams \u201cTemplate<\/a>\u201d to you, you\u2019re right. If you\u2019re going to be doing any number of \u201cthe other system\u201d higher than 1, I highly suggest you make a template (or templates)<\/a> with all the proper settings.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

How to Convert Imperial to Metric in AutoCAD (and Vice Versa)<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

If you\u2019ve been in this business long enough, this has bound to happen to you. You design a project in one measurement system. Near the end, you get the word that oops it was supposed to be in the other. Or maybe you get an existing set of plans that need to be modified, but they\u2019re in the wrong system. Either way, you must change from one to the other.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

It\u2019s time to learn your conversion factors. It all starts with this number: 25.4. Commit it to memory.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\n
\n

There are 25.4 millimeters to an inch<\/a>. So, simply put, if you have a metric drawing and you need to make it imperial (feet and inches), you will have to scale it up 25.4 times. Conversely, if you want to change an imperial drawing to metric, it must scale down 25.4 times.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

\n
\"change<\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

Sounds pretty straightforward, right? It is, as long as you\u2019re only dealing with drawing elements. But, if you\u2019re further along and you have dimensions, text, and other annotations in it, they will get scaled too, making them either 25.4 times too big or 25.4 times too small.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This is why I suggested that you make your Styles annotative<\/a>. You can assign the new scale to them, and they\u2019ll scale up or down appropriately. Even so, make sure to check your drawing carefully, as your annotation\u2019s placement can sometimes be off. It may not be perfect right away, but it sure beats re-dimensioning and annotating from scratch.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Final Thoughts on How to Use Metric and Imperial in AutoCAD<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

It\u2019s really no surprise that AutoCAD is tailored more towards imperial units than metric. After all, it was developed in the U.S., and as such, its initial user base used feet and inches. But times change, and as it developed its reach worldwide, methods for using the metric system were developed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I hope we\u2019ve given you some insight into metric vs. imperial and how AutoCAD handles them. So, the next time that international project throws you a curve, you\u2019ll know what to do to quickly make it more successful.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Metric vs. Imperial units. Which side are you on? The United States is one of the very few countries in the world to use the imperial system, while everywhere else in the world uses the metric system. It\u2019s important to know the difference and how to use metric and imperial in AutoCAD. How to Change […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":329,"featured_media":11081,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"inline_featured_image":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[893],"tags":[20,955,617,7508,7507,951],"class_list":["post-11076","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-learning","tag-dimension","tag-dimensioning","tag-dimensions","tag-imperial","tag-metric","tag-unit-conversion","dhig-theme--light"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\nHow to Use Metric and Imperial in AutoCAD - AutoCAD Blog<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Learn how to use metric and imperial in AutoCAD. Discover how to convert and change metric and imperial AutoCAD with these easy-to-follow directions.\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.autodesk.com/blogs\/autocad\/how-to-use-metric-and-imperial-in-autocad\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"How to Use Metric and Imperial in AutoCAD\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Learn how to use metric and imperial in AutoCAD. Discover how to convert and change metric and imperial AutoCAD with these easy-to-follow directions.\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.autodesk.com/blogs\/autocad\/how-to-use-metric-and-imperial-in-autocad\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"AutoCAD Blog\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:publisher\" content=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/autocad\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2021-02-11T15:00:00+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2022-01-05T22:00:14+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blogs.autodesk.com\/autocad\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/35\/2021\/02\/Imperial-Metric-AutoCAD-Feature-1536x830-1-scaled.jpg?fit=2560%2C1383&ssl=1\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"2560\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"1383\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"Frank Mayfield\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:creator\" content=\"@heathercs3ez\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:site\" content=\"@autocad\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"Frank Mayfield\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"5 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\\\/\\\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Article\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.autodesk.com/blogs\\\/autocad\\\/how-to-use-metric-and-imperial-in-autocad\\\/#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.autodesk.com/blogs\\\/autocad\\\/how-to-use-metric-and-imperial-in-autocad\\\/\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"Frank Mayfield\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.autodesk.com/blogs\\\/autocad\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/fbfe7079a52f7aa618a72c29f6398de6\"},\"headline\":\"How to Use Metric and Imperial in AutoCAD\",\"datePublished\":\"2021-02-11T15:00:00+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2022-01-05T22:00:14+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.autodesk.com/blogs\\\/autocad\\\/how-to-use-metric-and-imperial-in-autocad\\\/\"},\"wordCount\":1083,\"commentCount\":0,\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.autodesk.com/blogs\\\/autocad\\\/#organization\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.autodesk.com/blogs\\\/autocad\\\/how-to-use-metric-and-imperial-in-autocad\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.autodesk.com/blogs\\\/autocad\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/sites\\\/35\\\/2021\\\/02\\\/Imperial-Metric-AutoCAD-Feature-1536x830-1-scaled.jpg\",\"keywords\":[\"Dimension\",\"Dimensioning\",\"Dimensions\",\"Imperial\",\"Metric\",\"Unit Conversion\"],\"articleSection\":[\"Learning\"],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"CommentAction\",\"name\":\"Comment\",\"target\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/www.autodesk.com/blogs\\\/autocad\\\/how-to-use-metric-and-imperial-in-autocad\\\/#respond\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.autodesk.com/blogs\\\/autocad\\\/how-to-use-metric-and-imperial-in-autocad\\\/\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.autodesk.com/blogs\\\/autocad\\\/how-to-use-metric-and-imperial-in-autocad\\\/\",\"name\":\"How to Use Metric and Imperial in AutoCAD - AutoCAD Blog\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.autodesk.com/blogs\\\/autocad\\\/#website\"},\"primaryImageOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.autodesk.com/blogs\\\/autocad\\\/how-to-use-metric-and-imperial-in-autocad\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.autodesk.com/blogs\\\/autocad\\\/how-to-use-metric-and-imperial-in-autocad\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.autodesk.com/blogs\\\/autocad\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/sites\\\/35\\\/2021\\\/02\\\/Imperial-Metric-AutoCAD-Feature-1536x830-1-scaled.jpg\",\"datePublished\":\"2021-02-11T15:00:00+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2022-01-05T22:00:14+00:00\",\"description\":\"Learn how to use metric and imperial in AutoCAD. Discover how to convert and change metric and imperial AutoCAD with these easy-to-follow directions.\",\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.autodesk.com/blogs\\\/autocad\\\/how-to-use-metric-and-imperial-in-autocad\\\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/www.autodesk.com/blogs\\\/autocad\\\/how-to-use-metric-and-imperial-in-autocad\\\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.autodesk.com/blogs\\\/autocad\\\/how-to-use-metric-and-imperial-in-autocad\\\/#primaryimage\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.autodesk.com/blogs\\\/autocad\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/sites\\\/35\\\/2021\\\/02\\\/Imperial-Metric-AutoCAD-Feature-1536x830-1-scaled.jpg\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.autodesk.com/blogs\\\/autocad\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/sites\\\/35\\\/2021\\\/02\\\/Imperial-Metric-AutoCAD-Feature-1536x830-1-scaled.jpg\",\"width\":2560,\"height\":1383,\"caption\":\"how to use imperial and metric in AutoCAD\"},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.autodesk.com/blogs\\\/autocad\\\/how-to-use-metric-and-imperial-in-autocad\\\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"\u30db\u30fc\u30e0\",\"item\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.autodesk.com/blogs\\\/autocad\\\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"Learning\",\"item\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.autodesk.com/blogs\\\/autocad\\\/learning\\\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":3,\"name\":\"How to Use Metric and Imperial in AutoCAD\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.autodesk.com/blogs\\\/autocad\\\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.autodesk.com/blogs\\\/autocad\\\/\",\"name\":\"AutoCAD Blog\",\"description\":\"Your home for all things AutoCAD\",\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.autodesk.com/blogs\\\/autocad\\\/#organization\"},\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.autodesk.com/blogs\\\/autocad\\\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":{\"@type\":\"PropertyValueSpecification\",\"valueRequired\":true,\"valueName\":\"search_term_string\"}}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"Organization\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.autodesk.com/blogs\\\/autocad\\\/#organization\",\"name\":\"Autodesk, Inc.\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.autodesk.com/blogs\\\/autocad\\\/\",\"logo\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.autodesk.com/blogs\\\/autocad\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/logo\\\/image\\\/\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.autodesk.com/blogs\\\/autocad\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/sites\\\/35\\\/2022\\\/06\\\/16\\\/autodesk-autocad-small_social-400.png\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.autodesk.com/blogs\\\/autocad\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/sites\\\/35\\\/2022\\\/06\\\/16\\\/autodesk-autocad-small_social-400.png\",\"width\":400,\"height\":400,\"caption\":\"Autodesk, Inc.\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.autodesk.com/blogs\\\/autocad\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/logo\\\/image\\\/\"},\"sameAs\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/www.facebook.com\\\/autocad\",\"https:\\\/\\\/x.com\\\/autocad\"]},{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.autodesk.com/blogs\\\/autocad\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/fbfe7079a52f7aa618a72c29f6398de6\",\"name\":\"Frank Mayfield\",\"image\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.autodesk.com/blogs\\\/autocad\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/sites\\\/35\\\/2020\\\/04\\\/frank-Headshot-Brick-Cropped_vfbt8t-150x150.png\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.autodesk.com/blogs\\\/autocad\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/sites\\\/35\\\/2020\\\/04\\\/frank-Headshot-Brick-Cropped_vfbt8t-150x150.png\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.autodesk.com/blogs\\\/autocad\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/sites\\\/35\\\/2020\\\/04\\\/frank-Headshot-Brick-Cropped_vfbt8t-150x150.png\",\"caption\":\"Frank Mayfield\"},\"description\":\"Frank has worked in various design and CAD Management roles with AutoCAD and Autodesk software since 1986 (v2.62). He is currently a Design Technology Consultant in Tulsa, OK. He also serves as Vice President on the AUGI Board of Directors and is a member of numerous Autodesk user panels. As a top-rated mentor for trial users of AutoCAD 2018 and AutoCAD LT 2018, he has provided live, real-time guidance and support for over 2,500 new users in more than 50 countries worldwide. He currently serves on the AUGI Board of Directors and is a member of numerous Autodesk user panels.\",\"sameAs\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/x.com\\\/heathercs3ez\"],\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.autodesk.com/blogs\\\/autocad\\\/author\\\/frankmayfield\\\/\"}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO Premium plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"How to Use Metric and Imperial in AutoCAD - AutoCAD Blog","description":"Learn how to use metric and imperial in AutoCAD. Discover how to convert and change metric and imperial AutoCAD with these easy-to-follow directions.","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/www.autodesk.com/blogs\/autocad\/how-to-use-metric-and-imperial-in-autocad\/","og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"How to Use Metric and Imperial in AutoCAD","og_description":"Learn how to use metric and imperial in AutoCAD. Discover how to convert and change metric and imperial AutoCAD with these easy-to-follow directions.","og_url":"https:\/\/www.autodesk.com/blogs\/autocad\/how-to-use-metric-and-imperial-in-autocad\/","og_site_name":"AutoCAD Blog","article_publisher":"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/autocad","article_published_time":"2021-02-11T15:00:00+00:00","article_modified_time":"2022-01-05T22:00:14+00:00","og_image":[{"width":2560,"height":1383,"url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blogs.autodesk.com\/autocad\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/35\/2021\/02\/Imperial-Metric-AutoCAD-Feature-1536x830-1-scaled.jpg?fit=2560%2C1383&ssl=1","type":"image\/jpeg"}],"author":"Frank Mayfield","twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_creator":"@heathercs3ez","twitter_site":"@autocad","twitter_misc":{"Written by":"Frank Mayfield","Est. reading time":"5 minutes"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Article","@id":"https:\/\/www.autodesk.com/blogs\/autocad\/how-to-use-metric-and-imperial-in-autocad\/#article","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.autodesk.com/blogs\/autocad\/how-to-use-metric-and-imperial-in-autocad\/"},"author":{"name":"Frank Mayfield","@id":"https:\/\/www.autodesk.com/blogs\/autocad\/#\/schema\/person\/fbfe7079a52f7aa618a72c29f6398de6"},"headline":"How to Use Metric and Imperial in AutoCAD","datePublished":"2021-02-11T15:00:00+00:00","dateModified":"2022-01-05T22:00:14+00:00","mainEntityOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.autodesk.com/blogs\/autocad\/how-to-use-metric-and-imperial-in-autocad\/"},"wordCount":1083,"commentCount":0,"publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.autodesk.com/blogs\/autocad\/#organization"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.autodesk.com/blogs\/autocad\/how-to-use-metric-and-imperial-in-autocad\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/www.autodesk.com/blogs\/autocad\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/35\/2021\/02\/Imperial-Metric-AutoCAD-Feature-1536x830-1-scaled.jpg","keywords":["Dimension","Dimensioning","Dimensions","Imperial","Metric","Unit Conversion"],"articleSection":["Learning"],"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"CommentAction","name":"Comment","target":["https:\/\/www.autodesk.com/blogs\/autocad\/how-to-use-metric-and-imperial-in-autocad\/#respond"]}]},{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/www.autodesk.com/blogs\/autocad\/how-to-use-metric-and-imperial-in-autocad\/","url":"https:\/\/www.autodesk.com/blogs\/autocad\/how-to-use-metric-and-imperial-in-autocad\/","name":"How to Use Metric and Imperial in AutoCAD - AutoCAD Blog","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.autodesk.com/blogs\/autocad\/#website"},"primaryImageOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.autodesk.com/blogs\/autocad\/how-to-use-metric-and-imperial-in-autocad\/#primaryimage"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.autodesk.com/blogs\/autocad\/how-to-use-metric-and-imperial-in-autocad\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/www.autodesk.com/blogs\/autocad\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/35\/2021\/02\/Imperial-Metric-AutoCAD-Feature-1536x830-1-scaled.jpg","datePublished":"2021-02-11T15:00:00+00:00","dateModified":"2022-01-05T22:00:14+00:00","description":"Learn how to use metric and imperial in AutoCAD. Discover how to convert and change metric and imperial AutoCAD with these easy-to-follow directions.","breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.autodesk.com/blogs\/autocad\/how-to-use-metric-and-imperial-in-autocad\/#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/www.autodesk.com/blogs\/autocad\/how-to-use-metric-and-imperial-in-autocad\/"]}]},{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/www.autodesk.com/blogs\/autocad\/how-to-use-metric-and-imperial-in-autocad\/#primaryimage","url":"https:\/\/www.autodesk.com/blogs\/autocad\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/35\/2021\/02\/Imperial-Metric-AutoCAD-Feature-1536x830-1-scaled.jpg","contentUrl":"https:\/\/www.autodesk.com/blogs\/autocad\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/35\/2021\/02\/Imperial-Metric-AutoCAD-Feature-1536x830-1-scaled.jpg","width":2560,"height":1383,"caption":"how to use imperial and metric in AutoCAD"},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/www.autodesk.com/blogs\/autocad\/how-to-use-metric-and-imperial-in-autocad\/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"\u30db\u30fc\u30e0","item":"https:\/\/www.autodesk.com/blogs\/autocad\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"Learning","item":"https:\/\/www.autodesk.com/blogs\/autocad\/learning\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"name":"How to Use Metric and Imperial in AutoCAD"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/www.autodesk.com/blogs\/autocad\/#website","url":"https:\/\/www.autodesk.com/blogs\/autocad\/","name":"AutoCAD Blog","description":"Your home for all things AutoCAD","publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.autodesk.com/blogs\/autocad\/#organization"},"potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/www.autodesk.com/blogs\/autocad\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":{"@type":"PropertyValueSpecification","valueRequired":true,"valueName":"search_term_string"}}],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https:\/\/www.autodesk.com/blogs\/autocad\/#organization","name":"Autodesk, Inc.","url":"https:\/\/www.autodesk.com/blogs\/autocad\/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/www.autodesk.com/blogs\/autocad\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/www.autodesk.com/blogs\/autocad\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/35\/2022\/06\/16\/autodesk-autocad-small_social-400.png","contentUrl":"https:\/\/www.autodesk.com/blogs\/autocad\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/35\/2022\/06\/16\/autodesk-autocad-small_social-400.png","width":400,"height":400,"caption":"Autodesk, Inc."},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.autodesk.com/blogs\/autocad\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/"},"sameAs":["https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/autocad","https:\/\/x.com\/autocad"]},{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/www.autodesk.com/blogs\/autocad\/#\/schema\/person\/fbfe7079a52f7aa618a72c29f6398de6","name":"Frank Mayfield","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/www.autodesk.com/blogs\/autocad\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/35\/2020\/04\/frank-Headshot-Brick-Cropped_vfbt8t-150x150.png","url":"https:\/\/www.autodesk.com/blogs\/autocad\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/35\/2020\/04\/frank-Headshot-Brick-Cropped_vfbt8t-150x150.png","contentUrl":"https:\/\/www.autodesk.com/blogs\/autocad\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/35\/2020\/04\/frank-Headshot-Brick-Cropped_vfbt8t-150x150.png","caption":"Frank Mayfield"},"description":"Frank has worked in various design and CAD Management roles with AutoCAD and Autodesk software since 1986 (v2.62). He is currently a Design Technology Consultant in Tulsa, OK. He also serves as Vice President on the AUGI Board of Directors and is a member of numerous Autodesk user panels. As a top-rated mentor for trial users of AutoCAD 2018 and AutoCAD LT 2018, he has provided live, real-time guidance and support for over 2,500 new users in more than 50 countries worldwide. He currently serves on the AUGI Board of Directors and is a member of numerous Autodesk user panels.","sameAs":["https:\/\/x.com\/heathercs3ez"],"url":"https:\/\/www.autodesk.com/blogs\/autocad\/author\/frankmayfield\/"}]}},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.autodesk.com/blogs\/autocad\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11076","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.autodesk.com/blogs\/autocad\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.autodesk.com/blogs\/autocad\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.autodesk.com/blogs\/autocad\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/329"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.autodesk.com/blogs\/autocad\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=11076"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.autodesk.com/blogs\/autocad\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11076\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.autodesk.com/blogs\/autocad\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/11081"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.autodesk.com/blogs\/autocad\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=11076"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.autodesk.com/blogs\/autocad\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=11076"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.autodesk.com/blogs\/autocad\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=11076"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}