Export 2D drawings to DWG/DXF with Imperial units
Not version-specific
Tekla Structures
Environment
United States (Imperial)
United States (Metric)
Question: How do I modify the Export drawings to DWG/DXF so that it exports with imperial units? I've exported the file just using the standard settings, and when I try to view it in AutoCAD, it starts measuring in Metric.
Finally, if you are using a CAD viewer only such as TrueView, unfortunately, most of those do not have a way to view imperial units when the file was not generated natively from AutoCAD.
Note: If you believe that your export units are still not scaling correctly, see this article. To resolve, you must update to the latest Service Pack from our downloads site.
Answer: The Export drawings to DWG/DXF does not have export unit options. All exports are true to dimension if using a 1:1 scale factor as instructed in this article, and they are converted to accurate imperial-to-metric measurements. However, AutoCAD does not automatically have an imperial set up with a default layout so you would have to change the Units there as shown below:
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Also, all standards in CAD on new default projects are metric, so if you want features such as dimensions to show in imperial, those also need to be changed (separately) as shown below:
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Finally, if you are using a CAD viewer only such as TrueView, unfortunately, most of those do not have a way to view imperial units when the file was not generated natively from AutoCAD.
Note: If you believe that your export units are still not scaling correctly, see this article. To resolve, you must update to the latest Service Pack from our downloads site.