topic Re: How do I change Pen widths from Pts to MM ?? in Modeling

How do I change Pen widths from Pts to MM ??

Anonymous — Sun, 20 Aug 2006 18:33:32 GMT

I am using the US version of ArchiCAD 10 and I am working in the Imperial system, which can get a little confusing sometimes.

But one thing I want to change is the way that Pen thicknesses are shown in Pts rather than mm in the Settings dialogues.

I have no idea what a Point is, so I want to change this to millimeters.

How? Thanks

Re: How do I change Pen widths from Pts to MM ??

__archiben — Sun, 20 Aug 2006 21:42:58 GMT

in the 'pens and colours' dialogue . . .

~/archiben

Re: How do I change Pen widths from Pts to MM ??

David Maudlin — Mon, 21 Aug 2006 15:31:07 GMT

Gentlemen:

Both mm and points show up at the top of the pen selection pop up, see the image below.

David

Re: How do I change Pen widths from Pts to MM ??

vistasp — Mon, 21 Aug 2006 15:52:15 GMT

SuperJasE wrote:
I have no idea what a Point is...

A 'point' is a unit used in typography -- 72pts make an inch. That makes a point roughly 0.35mm.

BTW, aren't you already using point sizes on a daily basis for setting font sizes?