How to Automatically convert to meters when entering feet?

Hello all! 

Have a Great of new year? Slight smile

When i performing project, always need to calculate Feet to meter. 

because *Need to fix meter unit of master Model(Owner don't want to change to feet)

So When i drawing line in Microstation distance(Inset 3.28 feet), is it possible to Automatically convert to 1Meter?

Best Regars

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  • you may be able to create a keyin action string ( activated by an F Key) that enters the "  0.3048 *   "and waits for you to keyin the distance or at least you can copy paste from clip board .. FYI I have not tried this  yet  but in theory it should work .. look up action strings in help to work it  out...should save you from typing in over and over the multiply by 0.3048 factor

    Lorys

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  • FYI I have not tried this  yet  but in theory it should work

    Why you suggest the post as the answer, when you both do not know whether it work and you even not tried it?

    Regards,

      Jan

  • Why you suggest the post as the answer, when you both do not know whether it work and you even not tried it?

    You just  couldn't resist nit picking could you?

    Why not send your negative comment as PM ? 

    Why are you attempting to publicly humiliate me here?

    What is wrong with you?

    now to justify myself:

    First reason it' s a suggestion . I got an idea  on how to try to help and pointed the op in a direction  ie action strings in the help.

    Second reason I was home on vacation not on my work pc so I could not test it without microstation

    Third reason  the OP didn' t  state which version of Microstation  for which I noticed you didn't do your usual post of " what version"  without offering any help ( until they repost  what version). 

    So my post  was inspirit trying to be HELPFUL...and FYI another  poster vote a positive so maybe he was able to try it.

    I notice you didn't  make a negative comment  against Jon Summers post  for suggesting  using  his propriety Area Annotator  which doesn't do what the op asked for ie to automatically convert input from accudraw from feet to meters from  input keyed in feet values distances in a meters drawing file setting.

    The OP asked for converting drawing a line  to meters length when inputting feet distances  in accudraw not labelling  or measuring.

    You seem to have a grudge against me in particular and I consider nit  picking to be " bullying" .

    I want you to know I very much value your  helpful input and help with VBA but man you can be hurtful here.

    I forgive you yet again!

    Lorys

    Lorys

    Started msnt work 1990 - Retired  Nov 2022 ( oh boy am I old )

    But was long time user V8iss10 (8.11.09.919) dabbler CE  update 16 (10.16.00.80) 

    MicroStation user since 1990 Melbourne Australia.
    click link to PM me