Type Default Value Read Only Description
String   "points" No The current measurement units.

 

   

Notes
 

This property holds the current measurement units. This property can take any of the following values:

  • points (PostScript Points) - 1/72 of an Inch
  • twips (Twentieths of a Point) - 1/20 of a PostScript Point
  • didots (Didot Points) - 1/72 of a French Royal Inch
  • atapoints (ATA Points) - 1/72.272 of an Inch
  • texpoints (TeX Points) - 1/72.27 of an Inch
  • inpoints (l'Imprimerie Nationale Points) - 0.4 mm
  • picas - 12 PostScript Points
  • ciceros - 12 Didot Points
  • ataciceros - 12 ATA Points
  • texciceros - 12 TeX Points
  • microns - millionths of a metre
  • mm - thousandths of a metre
  • cm - hundredths of a metre
  • m - metres
  • inches
  • feet

There are a variety of methods you can use to change coordinate systems.

 

   

Example
 

See the TopDown property.