Working units: set to meters

Question

Could you tell us wich file do we have to modify to work with meter as master unit: 
 - the working file 
 - Floormaster.dgnlib 
 - seed files 
 
 -and what else ? ( datasets ? other dgnlibs ? Cell library, .... ?) 
 
 Regards, 
 Xtov

Larry Abla · Answer

ChC, 
 The product Datasets are available and can be downloaded with either Imperial or Metric units. 
 As for any files on which you may be currently working, the Working Units can be changed under the Settings pull-down menu by selecting Design File. Please keep in mind, this action will scale all existing elements which are already in your drawing. 
 See the attached .jpg files.

Marc Thomas · Answer

If you are working primarily in mm leave (or change) the working units in all files in mm. 
 To show the floor heights in m set the working units in Drawing models containing Elevations or Section to m. 
 The working units are display settings that can be changed interactively as needed, I recommend having the Drawing scale window open and docked: Settings menu > Drawing Scale. To save screen space, right-click on it and turn off sub-unit (not usually needed for metric projects) and ACS Scale (usually not frequently used). 
 Generally the same working units and resolution are applied to all files in a project, but if there are variations V8i applications understand the real size of the drawn elements and will resolve any working unit variations. 
 Elements are only scaled if the resolution settings (available via the advanced button) are changed. generally the resolution settings do not need to be changed, we recommend using the ABD default resolution of 1000/mm as set in the supplied seed files. 
 It would be worth setting the working units to m in the Drawing seeds used by elevation and sections. 
 Which dataset are you using? 
 Have you, or are you considering adding, a set of Company Dataset folders to store company specific resources suchj as any modified Drawing seeds?