Switching english dimensions to metric

[davidinindy]

I have assembly and component drawings I need to change the dimensions from english to metric.
I searched and found this thread. thread554-141765
I think the statement about interpreting dimensions is wrong. I want it to convert 1" to 25.4mm
Is this correct?
Also what's the best way to keep a copy as is?

I also want to save a copy of these as they are for our shops use.
We are having these assemblies made in Europe, and they requested metric step files.
Pr-E's help is of no help... as usual.
Thanks for any input!

David

 

[looslib]

Do you want to just dimension the drawing in metric OR chnage the part model to metric?

The drawing is done with a drawing option, drawing_units mm.
To convert the model, do what was in the other thread:
If you've already started, go to Edit-->Setup-->Units and set the unit system to mmNs. Be careful, if you've modeled parts as inches where they should have been mm, have Pro/E Interpret the dimensions. Otherwise you will have a part that is 25.4 times larger than it should be!


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[davidinindy]

I just wanted the dimensions in metric.
I've got it taken care of, and the vendor says everthing is great. Tolerances were a little messy, without opening every part up and spending many hours changing everything, they were able to work with it.

David