VCGetAcadImportUnit

Version:

1.2

Description:

The units used when importing DWG files.

Declaration:

C/C++

extern "C" BYTE WINAPI VCGetAcadImportUnit(short* iError);
extern "C" void WINAPI VCSetAcadImportUnit(short* iError, BYTE b);

Delphi

function VCGetAcadImportUnit(var iError: Smallint):Smallint; stdcall;
procedure VCSetAcadImportUnit(var iError: Smallint; b: Smallint); stdcall;

ActiveX/COM

Function GetAcadImportUnit() As Byte
Sub SetAcadImportUnit(ByVal b As Byte)

Parameters:

b - the units for conversion.
0 - ACAD_UNIT_INCH
1 - ACAD_UNIT_FEET
2 - ACAD_UNIT_MILL
3 - ACAD_UNIT_CENT
4 - ACAD_UNIT_METER

Notes:

The Visual CADD™ database stores values in inches while other formats such as AutoCAD use a unit-less database. When converting drawings from the DWG format it is necessary to specify the desired units in Visual CADD™.