Converts a value from one unit of measurement to another
Supported Platforms: Windows and Mac OS only
Signature
(cvunit value from-unit to-unit)
- value
-
Type: Integer, Real, or List
The numeric value or point list (2D or 3D point) to be converted.
- from-unit
-
Type: String
The unit that value is being converted from.
- to-unit
-
Type: String
The unit that value is being converted to.
Return Values
Type: Real, List, or nil
The converted value, if successful; otherwise nil, if either unit name is unknown or not found in the acad.unt file (or acadlt.unt file in AutoCAD LT), or if the two units are incompatible (for example, trying to convert grams into years).
Remarks
The from-unit and to-unit arguments can name any unit type found in the acad.unt file (or acadlt.unt file in AutoCAD LT).
Examples
(cvunit 1 "minute" "second") 60.0 (cvunit 1 "gallon" "furlong") nil (cvunit 1.0 "inch" "cm") 2.54 (cvunit 1.0 "acre" "sq yard") 4840.0 (cvunit '(1.0 2.5) "ft" "in") (12.0 30.0) (cvunit '(1 2 3) "ft" "in") (12.0 24.0 36.0)