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Florian Baeumler
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So I worked out how to get Vectorworks data into Capture, but somethings strange is happening with my drawing units. So my VW 2017 drawing is in mm, but my Position data in Capture is in metre. Could anyone shed some light on this or guide me in the right direction.

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Florian Baeumler
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Lars Wernlund
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Hi,

It may be that you simply need to change the "drawing unit" property on import. This can be done directly in the import window as well as afterwards through the properties of the selected objects.

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Florian Baeumler
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Hi Lars,

Thank you for your reply. When I use Import Data and import my fixtures from VW I can't see a menu option Drawing units. I know it is there when I import objects, but not for Data, so all my fixtures end up at 12000m high not 12000mm high.

Thank you for your help

Florian

Florian Baeumler
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Lars Wernlund
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Hi,

If this is still a problem for you under 23.1, would you please drop us a mail to support@capturesweden.com about it?

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