How to Install Revit for Metric
- 1). Click the Revit 2011 desktop icon or start menu icon to initialize the application.
- 2). Click the "Manage" tab at the top of the program window.
- 3). Click "Project Settings," then click "Project Units" to open a Project Units dialog window.
- 4). Click the drop down menu next to "Length" and click the metric unit that you wish to use to display length.
- 5). Click the drop down menus next to "Area," "Volume," "Angle," "Slope," and "Currency" and click the appropriate metric units for each item.
- 6). Click the "OK" button to exit the Project Units page. Your installation defaults are now set to metric instead of Imperial units.
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