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When settings a geo-location for your project, and a CRS is selected that is defined with a unit of measurement in meters, the unit of measurement of the DWG or DXF has to be set to meters as well. | When settings a geo-location for your project, and a CRS is selected that is defined with a unit of measurement in meters, the unit of measurement of the DWG or DXF has to be set to meters as well. | ||
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| Open the DXF or DWG file in AutoCAD. | | Open the DXF or DWG file in AutoCAD. | ||
| In order to setup the units of measurement, click on the command bar in the bottom in AutoCAD and type: '''-DWGUNITS'''. This starts a mini wizard. | | In order to setup the units of measurement, click on the command bar in the bottom in AutoCAD and type: '''-DWGUNITS'''. This starts a mini wizard. | ||
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* [[How to import a DXF]] | * [[How to import a DXF]] | ||
* [[How to set the | * [[How to set the geo-location of a AutoCAD DXF]] | ||
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[[Category:How-to's]][[Category:DXF]] | [[Category:How-to's]][[Category:DXF]] |
Latest revision as of 13:11, 22 December 2023
When settings a geo-location for your project, and a CRS is selected that is defined with a unit of measurement in meters, the unit of measurement of the DWG or DXF has to be set to meters as well.
How to set the unit of measurement for a DWG or DXF:
- Open the DXF or DWG file in AutoCAD.
- In order to setup the units of measurement, click on the command bar in the bottom in AutoCAD and type: -DWGUNITS. This starts a mini wizard.
- A list of units are shown. Type 6, which select the unit meter, and press "Enter" on your keyboard.
- Next type Enter again, to select the default decimal numbers. Alternatively type 2.
- Next, type Enter again a few times, since the default selected option is generally what you want.
- The wizard is completed and the unit system of your project is set to meters.