Units

The Units section serves as a unit management section for storing, sorting, and organizing units and unit groups efficiently. It enables users to consistently create desired unit groups and associate multiple units with them. Configure multiple metric and imperial units, set default preferences for both, assign conversion factors, and convert property values between metric and imperial unit systems.

To create a new unit group or edit/delete an existing one, simply click the "ADD UNIT GROUP" or buttons in the interface.

To search for existing unit group, enter the full or partial unit group name in the text box and/or enter the full or partial unit name in the text box.

Clicking the "ADD UNIT GROUP" button opens a new window where the user defines the desired unit group name (optionally including a unit in brackets for clarity). The desired unit group is saved by clicking the "ADD" button.

The next step in setting up the desired unit group is to assign related units by clicking the link and button or buttons for editing/deleting available units.

Clicking the "ADD UNIT" button opens a new window where the desired units are defined, with each field representing the following:

• "Unit name": Name of the unit (e.g. kg/dm³). Mandatory field.

• "Factor": Conversion factor (by default = 1, if no conversion is needed). E.g. conversion factor = 27.6799 when converting from kg/dm³ to lb/in³. Mandatory field.

• "Offset": Conversion factor for properties where conversion involves mathematical operations such as + or − (e.g. offset = −17.7776 for conversion from °C to °F). Mandatory field.

• "Default Metric": Check box to mark the unit as the default metric unit (e.g. kg/dm³ for Density). Optional field.

• "Default Imperial": Check box to mark the unit as the default imperial unit (e.g. lb/in³ for Density). Optional field.