IN_SetSystemUnit

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The IN_SetSystemUnit function defines Metric, Imperial, the System default, or a custom value as the measurement unit to use in the Measurements window.

Syntax

int IN_SetSystemUnit( MeasSys, customIndex, name, unit, value )

Parameters	Values	Meaning
SHORT MeasSys	IN_MEAS_SYSTEM_* DEFAULT METRIC IMPERIAL	measurement system to use: system default Metric Imperial
SHORT customIndex	0 \| 1 \| 2 \| 3	custom unit to use. See Remarks.
CHARPTR name	name of new custom unit
SHORT unit	IN_UNITS_* INCH (1) CM (2) PIXEL (3) FT (4) MM (5) M (6) POINTS (7) TWIPS (8)	unit used to define custom unit inches centimeters pixels feet millimeters meters points twips
DOUBLE value	number of real units equal to custom unit

Remarks

You can define and use up to three custom units. If the customIndex value is zero (0), then the name, unit, and value parameters are ignored.

Release information

Added to Imagenation for Windows in Release 7.4.

Not yet available in Imagenation for UNIX.

See also

Displaying the Measurements window

Calibrating measurements