To define a scale unit of 2 feet per inch

  1. Open the Tools menu and choose Custom Units. The Defined Custom Units dialog box opens.

  2. Click Add Unit. The Add Custom Unit dialog opens.

  3. Click the Unit Name field and type the name Feet (scale 2).

  4. In the Primary Unit section, enter 2 in the Scale box.

  5. In the Label field, enter ft.

  6. In the Real World Units section, select inches.

  7. Click OK.

The unit you entered above only defines a primary unit. If needed, you also can specify a secondary unit. Yards and feet, feet and inches, and weeks and days are all examples of definitions with primary and secondary units.

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