VpeSetUnitTransformation

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VpeSetUnitTransformation

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Specifies the coordinate system in which the API of VPE handles coordinates. The coordinate system of VPE can either be in centimeter or inch units, as well as the old (prior to v4.0) 0.1mm units.

Internally, VPE computes object positions and dimensions with a precision of 1/10.000 mm.

void VpeSetUnitTransformation(

VpeHandle hDoc,

double factor

)

VpeHandle hDoc

Document Handle

double factor

Constant

Value

Description

VUNIT_FACTOR_CM

100000

coordinates are handled in cm units by the VPE API

VUNIT_FACTOR_INCH

254000

coordinates are handled in inch units by the VPE API

VUNIT_FACTOR_MM10

1000

coordinates are handled in 1/10 of a mm by the VPE API
(compatible to VPE < v4.0)

Remarks:

Setting this property does not affect the ruler’s unit measurement of the preview. To change the units of the rulers, use VpeSetRulersMeasure().