Options Dialog Box - Units Tab
The Units tab lets you modify the unit settings for the current model. The Units tab contains the following controls:
| Save As | Lets you save the current unit settings as a separate .xml file. This file allows you to reuse your Units settings in another model. When the button is clicked, a Windows Save As dialog box appears, allowing you to enter a name and specify the directory location of the .xml file. |
| Load | Lets you load a previously created Units model .xml file, thereby transferring the unit and format settings that were defined in the previous model. When the button is clicked, a Windows Load dialog box appears, allowing you to browse to the location of the desired .xml file. |
| Reset Defaults - SI | Resets the unit and formatting settings to the original factory defaults for the System International (Metric) system. |
| Reset Defaults - US | Resets the unit and formatting settings to the original factory defaults for the Imperial (U.S.) system. |
| Default Unit System for New Hydraulic Model | Lets you specify the unit system that is used globally across the model. Note that you can locally change any number of attributes to use system other than the one specified here. |
| Units Table | The units table contains the following columns: Label —Displays the parameter measured by the unit. Unit —Displays the type of measurement. To change the unit of an attribute type, click the choice list and click the unit you want. This option also allows you to use both U.S. customary and SI units in the same worksheet. Display Precision —Sets the rounding of numbers and number of digits displayed after the decimal point. Enter a negative number for rounding to the nearest power of 10: (-1) rounds to 10, (-2) rounds to 100, (-3) rounds to 1000, and so on. Enter a number from 0 to 15 to indicate the number of digits after the decimal point. Format Menu —Lets you select the display format used by the current field. Choices include: |