How to transfer existing model done in imperial units to metric units?
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Tekla Structures
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Question:
We want to take an existing model done in imperial units and transfer it to metric units. What is the easiest way to do this?
Also, we need to change all profiles from U.S. profiles to Chinese. We thought of doing this by double-clicking on parts and changing the profile as necessary.
Answer:
One easy way to do this is to create a new model in the desired environment e.g. Chinese.
Then use the Edit -> Copy Special -> From Another Model... command to copy all the necessary phases from the original imperial model to the new metric model.
After copying, all the profiles that do not exist in the new environment will be shown as lines. You can filter parts by their profile, and easily change the profiles to the new ones.