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The number of each type of element is listed together with which have been ignored or processed in
creating the scene.
Units
NavisWorks has the concept of what unit the scene is presented in. This is most useful when measuring
items, setting tolerances for clash detection, or sizes of textures. There is a single scene unit that is set
from the Global Options dialog and this unit is used throughout the interface whenever appropriate.
There is a default unit setting for each file type so that when files are opened, they are scaled
appropriately to the scene's units. They can, of course, be rescaled after if the units turn out to be wrong
for the scene.
Units Options
Setting units options:
1. On the Tools menu, click Global Options.
2. Expand the Interface node in the Options Editor dialog box, and click the Display Units option.
The Display Units page is displayed.
3. Choose the Linear Units from the list. You should be able to choose the exact format you wish.
4. Choose the Angular Units from the list.
5. Enter the number of decimal places you want to see throughout the interface for your units in the
Decimal Places box. If the unit chosen is a fractional unit, rather than decimal unit, then you have
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