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Area units
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  • UNITS command
  • -UNITS command
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  • INSUNITS system variable
  • PROPUNITS system variable

AREAUNITS system variable

Area units

Controls a list of units used to display areas, if area properties are formatted with the PROPUNITS system variable. If empty, all areas match the drawing.

Note: The string contains a space-separated list of unit abbreviations.

BricsCAD only

Type:

String

Saved in:

Registry

Default value:

in ft mi µm mm cm m km

Parent topic: System variable reference
Related commands
  • UNITS command
  • -UNITS command
Related variables
  • INSUNITS system variable
  • PROPUNITS system variable
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