Editing MGED CMD units

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[[Category:MGED|Units]]
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[[Category:MGED]]
[[category:MGED geometry information commands|Units]]
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=units=
 
=units=
 
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==Description==
 
==Description==
If a ''units_type'' is specified, [[mged]] will switch to editing in the indicated units. The actual database is always stored in millimeters, and the display is adjusted to the users choice of units. If the ''units_type'' specified on the command line is one of the types allowed, it will be written to the database file as the preferred units and succeeding invocations will use those units. The ''units_type'' strings that will be remembered as the preferred editing unit are:  
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If a ''units_type'' is specified, mged will switch to editing in the indicated units. The actual database is always stored in millimeters, and the display is adjusted to the users choice of units. If the ''units_type'' specified on the command line is one of the types allowed, it will be written to the database file as the preferred units and succeeding invocations will use those units. The ''units_type'' strings that will be remembered as the preferred editing unit are:  
  
 
:'''mm'''  
 
:'''mm'''  
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:lightyear.  
 
:lightyear.  
 
:pc.  
 
:pc.  
:parsec.
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:parsec.  
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==Example(s)==
 
==Example(s)==

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