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I have drawn a plan in feet and inches.  I want to now dimension it in metric because the plan is going to be built in Costa Rica.  Can this be done, and if so, how?  Thanks

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Nick,

If your current drawing scale is 1:1 (1'=1'), then scale all linework to 25.4.  Modify your Dim Style thru the ddim command & change 'Overall Scale' under the Fit tab. Stretch any overlapping dimensions. Hope this helps, let me know!

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JB

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