Hi ,how do I change units permanently in SW ,set mine up in Metres and meant to use

Aniket Gaunkar

26 Jan, 2014 12:18 PM

Tutorial

1. Step 1:

   Open a New Part File in Solidworks
   

   

2. Step 2:

   Now click on Options
   

   

3. Step 3:

   Now check under Document Properties & click on Units
   Now change the default Unit system to your desired unit system
   

   

4. Step 4:

   Next step is to click on Save button
   

   

5. Step 5:

   Now change the file Save As Type to Part Templates
   

   

6. Step 6:

   Now click on the Original Template File & press Save
   So now you have permanently changed your Unit system
   Note that the similar procedure is also appicable to Assembly and Drawing Files...