[V8i Ss3] Measure Area missing Acres

I have some files that this works as designed and others where it does not. The files seem to have the same units, but one file shows Acres as a possible unit while the other only shows square feet. What is up with that?

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  • OK,

    I just tried removing and adding a GCS to each file and it did not have any effect. I did not restart between files, but I did open one and then the other between measure area commands.

    They are retaining the measure capability that they originally demonstrated.

    I am using Power InRoads and this presents itself in both Ss2 and Ss4 versions.

    So that is one difference, it seems to be having no effect.

    But, when I attach one to the other, while in the file that won't measure as Acres, I can activate the file that allows Acres and it will measure using Acres. Then, when I deactivate the reference, I can still measure Acres in the file that used to not offer Acres. But if I exit the file and re-enter the very same file, the measure settings are back to only offering Square Survey Feet. 


    Charles (Chuck) Rheault
    CADD Manager

    MDOT State Highway Administration

    • MicroStation user since IGDS, InRoads user since TDP.
    • AutoCAD, Land Desktop and Civil 3D, off and on since 1996
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  • I recently had a user encounter this same problem - one file allowed acres and one did not. I tried something based upon other posts - I changed the file units to meters and back to survey feet. The tool immediately offered acres. I'm not sure if it will stick, but we'll see after more testing.

    As a DOT, our units are survey feet, so changing to international feet is not an option but it may just be some obscure setting might block the tool and changing the units seems to clear it out. 


    Charles (Chuck) Rheault
    CADD Manager

    MDOT State Highway Administration

    • MicroStation user since IGDS, InRoads user since TDP.
    • AutoCAD, Land Desktop and Civil 3D, off and on since 1996