ok. when i go to print it, on a 1:1 scale, it still says it is 50 inches and not 50mm. How do I get it to stay in MM. I guess i could just convert it to standard.
If you are starting from scratch the easiest way is to select an acadiso template from the new drawing menu. This will bring up a metric drawing file and mm should be the base unit. If you are need a metric part inside of an imperial drawing the easiest way that I know is to draw the part in inches and then scale the part by .0394 to make it the proper size. That only works if close tolerances are not required. As far as I know there is no way to use metric units in a imperial drawing or vice-versa with autocad.
I usually always draw in inches. I will then dual dimension it in inches and metric so no one gets confused.
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