METRIC INPUT

Purpose:  Used to indicate the units of measure system for input data. 

-->    Either ENGLISH INPUT or METRIC INPUT is selected at the start of a new project and is uniformly applied to all input.

The applicable metric units are shown in each data definition.  When using metric units for input and English units for output, the following unit conversions are made.

        (mm) to (in)

        (m) to (ft)

        (MPa) to (ksi)

        (kN) to (k)

        (kN/m) to (k/ft)

        (kg/m3) to (lb/ft3)