Std UnitsCalculator
Appearance
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| Menu location |
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| Tools → Units Converter |
| Workbenches |
| All |
| Default shortcut |
| None |
| Introduced in version |
| - |
| See also |
| None |
Description
The Std UnitsCalculator command opens the Units Converter. The Units Converter can be used to convert values from one unit system to another.
The Units Converter dialog box
Usage
- Select the Tools →
Units Converter option from the menu.
- The Units Converter dialog box opens. For more information see Options.
- The dialog box is modeless, meaning it can stay open while you continue working in FreeCAD.
- Press the Close button to close the dialog box.
Options
Top row
- Enter a value with units in the first input box. For example
10 mm.- Units with exponents should be entered using the
^notation. For example1 m^2. - If the input value cannot be recognized or if the units are unknown the => box will display the 'syntax error' message.
- Units with exponents should be entered using the
- Enter the target units in the as input box. For example
in.- If the units are unknown the => box will display the 'unknown unit' message.
- If the units in the first and second input box do not match, the => box will display the 'unit mismatch' message. In the example the units match as 'mm' and 'in' are both length units.
- If there are no input errors the => box will immediately show the result. For the example values the result is
0,394 in. - Optionally press the Copy button to copy the content of the => box to the clipboard. The value can then for example be pasted in a FreeCAD task panel or dialog box.
Text area
- The conversion performed in the top row can be copied to the text area by pressing Enter in the first or second input box.
- The text area can contain multiple conversions and its content can be selected and copied to the clipboard with Ctrl+C and used in other programs.
Quantity
- Select an option from the Unit system dropdown list. This will be the target unit system. Select Preference system to use the unit system defined in the Preferences.
- Select an option from the Unit category dropdown list.
- Enter a value with units in the Quantity input box. The units must match the unit category.
- Click in the Decimals input box and press Enter to convert the value in the Quantity input box.
Notes
- See Expressions for a list of all known units.
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