.dwt

[BentleyGuy]

When firing off Autoplant is there a particular .dwt file it reads? My problem is every time I open a Bentley drawing my units are set to 1/32” rather than 1/16”. This is an easy fix in AutoCAD by just changing the units in your acad.dwt file but I can’t seem to find or know what file controls this in Bentley. My problem is every time I pull a dimension without changing my units to 1/16” it creates “style overrides” in my dimstyle and uses this rather than the dim style I have designated.

Any thoughts?

[BentleyGuy]

Here is the fix! Try it out!
In AutoPLANT, the units are controlled by an ini (initialization) file. The file is named units.ini and can be found here:

C:\Program Files\Bentley\Plant 2004\Config

Under the [IMPERIAL] section, make the following setting:

luprec = 4

Save the file then enter AutoPLANT and the units precision will be set to 1/16".

[bioPiper]

Thanks much. This has been driving me nuts for the last 3 weeks.

Quick story ...

When I drew my very first iso (over 10 years ago), the shop foreman came back to the design office with an important question. First, he asked me what industry I came from (machine/tool design). I asked why he wanted to know ... he proceeded to pull out a tape measure, and told me to show him where the 1/32" tick mark was.

Point made.