{"id":20551,"date":"2025-07-30T13:14:27","date_gmt":"2025-07-30T20:14:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.fictiv.com\/?post_type=cpt_help&#038;p=20551"},"modified":"2025-08-07T22:48:45","modified_gmt":"2025-08-08T05:48:45","slug":"how-do-i-choose-and-change-units-for-my-parts","status":"publish","type":"cpt_help","link":"https:\/\/www.fictiv.com\/help\/uploading-and-organizing-parts\/how-do-i-choose-and-change-units-for-my-parts","title":{"rendered":"How do I choose and change units for my parts?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Many file formats contain the numbers the represent the dimensions of your parts but don&#8217;t specify a unit of measurement.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Therefore, it is critical that you specify the units that you want your files processed in. It&#8217;s easy to choose between millimeters and inches on the upload drag-and-drop prior to adding your files.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1627\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.fictiv.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/unit-selector2-scaled.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-20552 lazyload\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.fictiv.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/unit-selector2-scaled.png 2560w, https:\/\/www.fictiv.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/unit-selector2-768x488.png 768w, https:\/\/www.fictiv.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/unit-selector2-1536x976.png 1536w, https:\/\/www.fictiv.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/unit-selector2-2048x1302.png 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>After your upload completes, Fictiv will automatically process and quote your files for the size you&#8217;ve specified. Since there are 25.4 millimeters in an inch, choosing the wrong units will result in a drastically missized part. If you do this by accident, simply re-upload the part in the correct units.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In exceedingly rare cases, files can be exported in other units. For these circumstances, you&#8217;ll need to ensure that your part is properly scaled prior to uploading.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Many file formats contain the numbers the represent the dimensions of your parts but don&#8217;t specify a unit of measurement. Therefore, it is critical that you specify the units that you want your files processed in. It&#8217;s easy to choose between millimeters and inches on the upload drag-and-drop prior to adding your files. 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