Article - CS103866

How to change the Measurement System and override its value in Windchill PDMLink

Modified: 16-Jan-2026   


Applies To

  • Windchill PDMLink 10.0 to 13.0
  • Windchill PartsLink 10.0 to 11.1
  • Windchill PDM Essentials 10.1 to 11.1
  • Pro/INTRALINK 8.x + 9.1 to 11.1

Description

  • How to change the Measurement System and override its value
  • How to use millimeter (mm) with Meter-Kilogram-Seconds (MKS)
  • An IBA unit of an object is shown as g, is it possible to change the unit to another unit kg
  • How to modify the default system of measure System International (SI)
  • How to change the Unit from SI system to MKS/ USCS in Windchill
  • How to change the Unit of Mass from kg to lb in Windchill for Types and Attribute Management Parameters
  • What is the default measurement system?
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