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teakin1-Visitor
1-Visitor
July 19, 2016
Question

how to convert a fabricated assembly in inches to metric?

  • July 19, 2016
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have a fabricated housing made up of approx. 10 parts.  it's modeled in inches.  how can i change the entire assembly at one time?  tried model properties including sub assy's but no dice.

tried to change properties one at a time but encountered errors.  anyone help?


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jthakor1-Visitor
1-Visitor
July 21, 2016

Please follow below step for assembly to convert unit change.

mbonka2-Explorer
2-Explorer
July 21, 2016

Hello troy eakin

agree with Jitu Thakor. But if you need some "batch solution" try one of following applications:

1) NOT freeware

AV ScriBatch Tools - Full Trailer - YouTube

2) Freeware

Creo Tutorial: How to use 4K-app: MultiMapkey - YouTube

Hope it can helps...

Milan

teakin1-VisitorAuthor
1-Visitor
July 21, 2016

Milan if the person who made the video wasn't moving in "warp speed" I might could follow!

StephenW
StephenW23-Emerald III
23-Emerald III
July 21, 2016

What error message did you encounter when you tried to scale using sub-models? (I'm assuming you meant sub-models instead of sub-assy's)

teakin1-VisitorAuthor
1-Visitor
July 21, 2016

Stephen, I did not get an error message.  what I was hoping was when I selected the metric values and the sub models I was hoping it would convert all the parts to metric.

my assembly consists of various steel plate objects.  after the program ran and I would open one the parts and go to "edit" the dimensions were still in inches rather than mm's.  if I remembers correctly,  if I measured from surface to surface I would see the metric value.   not  sure when I went to the "edit" it showed inches.

StephenW
StephenW23-Emerald III
23-Emerald III
July 21, 2016

I just tried it using a test assy. I created 2 parts and 1 assy, all in inches. Then I changed the units and used the include sub models check when I changed it.

It worked.

Can you attach the models?

You could also try a test model to see if it's something specific with those files.

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