Video: Change Project Units

Change unit options for a project.

This video demonstrates the following:

1. Understand how project units are set.
2. Change unit formats.
3. Use element families with unit properties that are consistent with model requirements.

Note: This video was recorded using Revit 2018. When using a newer software release, you may notice differences in functionality and user interface.

Transcript

The units for a project are set when you select a template. To start a project, choose an imperial or metric template and the units values are set. ​

For an existing project, you can change the units with the Project Units tool on the Manage tab. In the Project Units dialog, you can specify a format for each unit type independently. In this example, notice that the Length dimension was changed to report feet and inches, while the area is still reporting meters squared. ​

In addition to the unit values, there are settings for rounding, symbols, and other formatting options. Set all the options as desired for each unit type in your project. ​

It is important to understand that changing the units in a project does not automatically change the names of the content families used in the project. For example, the door families in the project are still named as metric content, even though the length unit type is set to feet and inches. In the type properties of the door, the sizes are reporting as feet and inches. To get imperial sizes listed, new content would need to be loaded or existing families would need to be modified. ​

Start projects with a template that has the desired unit settings or make changes for an existing project in the Project Units dialog. When changing project units, to avoid confusion, you may want to rename or reload family content that is named consistently with the selected project units.