- In Toolspace, on the Settings tab, right-click the drawing name
at the top of the collection, and click . - In the Drawing Settings dialog box, click the Units and Zone tab.
- Under Drawing Units, select either Feet or Meters.
- Under Angular Units, select an angle format.
- Specify one of the following for the Imperial to Metric Conversion.
- International Foot (1 foot = 0.3048 Meters)
- US Survey Foot (39.37 Inches per Meter)
- Select the Scale Objects Inserted From Other Drawings check box to scale objects inserted from another drawing to match drawing units in the current drawing.
- Select the Set AutoCAD Variables To Match check box to synchronize AutoCAD settings with AutoCAD Civil 3D settings. If there are no equivalent AutoCAD settings, a message is displayed asking if you want to match as closely as possible. The AutoCAD settings that are synchronized to theAutoCAD Civil 3D settings include the AUNITS, DIMAUNIT, INSUNITS, and MEASUREMENT AutoCAD system variables (sysvars).
- Under Scale, select the intended plot scale in imperial or metric units.
- Under Custom Scale select the plotted size of various annotation-related components, such as label text, ticks, and band heights. If you change the scale, all annotation objects adjust accordingly.
- Under Zone, select a category from the Categories list.
Categories include Lat/Longs, US states, and so on. When you select a category, the Available Coordinate Systems list displays all the defined zones in that category.
Tip: If you know the coordinate system (CS) code for a zone, you can enter it in the CS Code text box and click OK to select the zone. - Click OK.