Brlcad/How to mged/units

The units command can output or set the current units of distance measurement used by the system:

Determining the units of measure edit

Without a parameter, the units command outputs the current units of measurement:

units
You are now editing in 'cm'.  1 cm = 10 mm

Setting the units of measure edit

The units command can take a parameter that changes the current units of measurement:

units in
You are now editing in 'in'.  1 in = 25.4 mm

Supported units edit

The following units of measure are supported by brlcad:

  • um
  • mm
  • cm
  • m
  • km
  • in
  • ft