Preferences and Units

The Preferences object provides access to settings that control the units used to display quantities in the Maxsurf user interface. The properties of the preference object are summarised in the following table. The enumerated values for the various types are listed under Enumerated Types on page 86.

·   Units

·   Precision

 

Property

Type

Description

DimensionUnits

msDimensionUnits

Gets/Sets the Dimension units for the application

Precision

msSurfacePrecision

Set/Get the surface precision for the application

WeightUnits

msWeightUnits

Set/Get the Weight unit for the application

NB: This does not effect the units used in the Automation Interface, which are always in kilograms and metres