-UNITS (Command)

Controls the precision and display formats for coordinates, distances, and angles.

The following prompts are displayed.

Enter choice (Report Formats)
Specifies the unit display style.

1 = Scientific 1.55E+01

2 = Decimal 15.50

3 = Engineering 1'-3.50"

4 = Architectural 1'-3 1/2"

5 = Fractional 15 1/2

Number of digits to right of decimal point (0 to 8)
(Available for scientific, decimal, or engineering formats)

Specifies the decimal precision: 0 to 8.

Denominator of smallest fraction to display
(Available for architectural or fractional formats)

Specifies the fractional precision: 1, 2, 4, 8, 16, 32, 64, 128, or 256.

Enter choice (Systems of Angle Measure)
Specifies the display format for angles.

1 = Decimal degrees - 45.0000

2 = Degrees/minutes/seconds - 45d0'0"

3 = Grads - 50.0000g

4 = Radians - 0.7854r

5 = Surveyor's units - N 45d0'0" E

Fractional places for display of angles
Specifies the fractional precision: 0 to 8.
Direction for angle 0
Specifies the direction of the angle 0. The format of this number depends on the system of angle measure you specified. You can also specify points to set the direction:

0 = East or 3 o'clock

90 = North or 12 o'clock

180 = West or 9 o'clock

270 = South or 6 o'clock

Measure angles clockwise?
Specifies the direction of positive angles from angle 0.