Convert all parts to inches | SOLIDWORKS Forums So, I'm aware of the following: Using the System Options to set the default part template to inches Using the lower right drop down menu to switch to inches This is great if you're making your own parts However, I often find myself opening parts from other people and they're in metric, and I have to manually switch to imperial (our machines on the shop floor are in inches, so that's why I
Converting Units from inches to mm | SOLIDWORKS Forums I have created a model with units in inches, now I want to convert it to mm without changing the values (ie 25in +25mm) I have searched over the options but I couldn't find it
Smart Dimension not showing correct dimension | SOLIDWORKS Forums One section of the shaft has a critical diameter of 3 748 inches right next to a nominal diameter of 3 750 inches If I smart dimension to the 2 outer surfaces of the shaft (the 3 748" area) I get a dimension of 3 750"
unit conversion from inches to mm and keep dimensi Ok so i modeled a part in SW2019 in inches but thought I was in MM The dimensions reflect the mm sizes so when I change units, the dimensions change to the mm value and part is way too big Is there a way to preserve the original dimension numbers in SW I used to be able to do this in Inventor by specifying to keep dimension numbers intact Anything like that in SW?
Part drawn in MM; Need in inches | SOLIDWORKS Forums I have a newbie who started modeling a part on the default template which as you know uses mm as the default units I don't want to redraw the part from scratch on a "inches" template; how do I scale the part set the correct template Thanks in advance!
How To Set Inches As Default? Keeps switching back Can anyone tell me how to set the unit of measure in inches as the default? I wasn't given the option when I installed the solidworks I am running 2008 and I can change the unit when I am creating a drawing and save it in inches, but when I create a new model it always starts in mm
Measure is the wrong scale : | SOLIDWORKS Forums When I use the measure tool in edrawings on a metric unit the dimension shows up 25 4 x bigger, and if I change the units to inches it measures correctly as a metric dimension but says it's inches
Why is status bar showing units in inches when eve All the units in the document are set to Metric, and status bar is still showing units in inches And I made sure the measure tool settings is set to metric as well