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title: "Setting the Drawing and Display Units"
slug: "setting-the-drawing-units"
updated: 2026-01-20T16:11:02Z
published: 2026-01-20T16:11:02Z
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# Setting the Drawing and Display Units

In the backstage, you can specify the drawing units for your drawing. This means your drawing will be measured in the specified units.

To set the drawing units

1. Go to the back stage by clicking Start
2. In the backstage, select the either Metric Units or US Units ![](https://cdn.document360.io/ae69c864-58f0-4711-91e1-d1c2f7dff95f/Images/Documentation/image-U545BIJW.png)
3. Under **Display Units**, select the **Distance unit** and **Material length unit** from the drop-downs ![](https://cdn.document360.io/ae69c864-58f0-4711-91e1-d1c2f7dff95f/Images/Documentation/image-1SDHOLY7.png)
4. Click the save buttons for both units ![](https://cdn.document360.io/ae69c864-58f0-4711-91e1-d1c2f7dff95f/Images/Documentation/image-4Q8DF78X.png)

When you next open a drawing, the selected units will be applied.