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Title: Alignment Label in inches, but my units are in meters. HELP!!!
Post by: DPATTERSON on September 23, 2014, 08:42:27 AM

My alignment labels are in Inches and i cannot figure out how to change them my drawing units have been in decimal, meter, degrees the whole time so why are my labels all in Inches?  HELP!

Title: Re: Alignment Label in inches, but my units are in meters. HELP!!!
Post by: Mark on September 23, 2014, 08:58:14 AM

Quote from: DPATTERSON on September 23, 2014, 08:42:27 AM

My alignment labels are in Inches and i cannot figure out how to change them my drawing units have been in decimal, meter, degrees the whole time so why are my labels all in Inches?  HELP!

All of them?

Title: Re: Alignment Label in inches, but my units are in meters. HELP!!!
Post by: mjfarrell on September 23, 2014, 09:46:45 AM

Just edit the styles

OR

Use Settings Label Style Default Overrides.....

common disconnect between
Drawing Settings _ Units and Zone
Ambient Settings
and

Label Styles - Units

Title: Re: Alignment Label in inches, but my units are in meters. HELP!!!
Post by: DPATTERSON on September 23, 2014, 01:58:35 PM

I'm still learning the software could someone walk me through the process please.  :-)

Title: Re: Alignment Label in inches, but my units are in meters. HELP!!!
Post by: mjfarrell on September 23, 2014, 05:16:12 PM

You will need to go into label style composer for ALL labels and edit the text components to output your desired values.

Title: Re: Alignment Label in inches, but my units are in meters. HELP!!!
Post by: huiz on September 24, 2014, 04:16:08 AM

And never start a new drawing with Imperial Template :-)

Unless you live in one of the three countries that still use the Imperial system.

Title: Re: Alignment Label in inches, but my units are in meters. HELP!!!
Post by: mjfarrell on September 24, 2014, 08:59:56 AM

Quote from: huiz on September 24, 2014, 04:16:08 AM

And never start a new drawing with Imperial Template :-)

Unless you live in one of the three countries that still use the Imperial system.

Actually the Imperial template does NOT default to inches in the labels. (FEET yes inches NO)

Title: Re: Alignment Label in inches, but my units are in meters. HELP!!!
Post by: Mark on September 24, 2014, 09:25:52 AM

How is this for a start?

Title: Re: Alignment Label in inches, but my units are in meters. HELP!!!
Post by: Dinosaur on September 24, 2014, 02:40:55 PM

Am wondering if this was an existing drawing set up in regular AutoCAD just opened into Civil 3D.

Title: Re: Alignment Label in inches, but my units are in meters. HELP!!!
Post by: DPATTERSON on September 25, 2014, 10:47:53 AM

Thank you Mark,

I have gotten as far as you have shown however I change it and it doesnt save it as meter just defaults back to feet.

Title: Re: Alignment Label in inches, but my units are in meters. HELP!!!
Post by: mjfarrell on September 25, 2014, 10:51:48 AM

you are not selecting the data in the right hand window - the black part of Mark's picture
then changing the units and clicking the WHITE arrow to insert the NEW code into the right hand panel

Title: Re: Alignment Label in inches, but my units are in meters. HELP!!!
Post by: DPATTERSON on October 03, 2014, 10:02:52 AM

Thank you for all you help but it seemed to just be the file.  I tried over and over again to change the units but as soon as i did they would default back to feet.  I ended up creating a new drawing and copy over what i could and had no problems.

Title: Re: Alignment Label in inches, but my units are in meters. HELP!!!
Post by: mjfarrell on October 03, 2014, 10:05:27 AM

i would like to see that file - to identify
source of the issue
possible solutions

for future references