Spectra Precision Survey Pro CE v3.6 User Manual - Manual (Page 19)

Getting Started
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Entering Distances in Other Units
When a distance is entered in a particular field, it is normally entered
using the same units that are configured for the current job, but
distances can also be entered that are expressed in other distance
units.
When entering a distance that is expressed in units that do not match
those configured for the job, you simply append the entered distance
with the abbreviation for the type of units entered. For example, if
the distance units for your current job were set to
Feet and you
wanted to enter a distance in meters, you would simply append the
distance value with an
m or M for meters. As soon as the cursor is
moved to another field, the meters that were entered will be
converted to feet.
The abbreviations can be entered in lower case or upper case
characters. They can also be entered directly after the distance
value, or separated with a space. The following abbreviations can be
appended to an entered distance:
• Feet:
f or ft
• US Survey Feet:
usf or usft
• Inches:
in
• Meters:
m
• Centimeters:
cm
• Millimeters:
mm
• Chains:
c or ch