Adding Multiple Area and Length Units Fields to Views
Adding Multiple Area and Length Units Fields to Views
You can choose the unit's type for area/length fields:
- A field that shows values in Base Units . This is the default field presentation in projects that do not use multiple units.
- A field that shows values in User Units . This is the typical field presentation for most views in projects that do use multiple units. If the User Display Units and Base Units are different for the user, the view converts the field value from Base Units to User Display Units.
- A field that shows values in Opposite Units . This is the presentation used for CAD Managers and planners’ views on sites that do use multiple units. Some views use "opposite units" to show both imperial and metric unit values in the same view. For instance the Room Area column would display in the User-Display Units. The "opposite units" field would need to be displayed Metric or Imperial units -- whatever is opposite the User-Display Units.
For all fields with Numeric Format of Area or Length, the unit title and value conversion is automatic:
<field table="rm" name="area">
- Displays the value in User Units.
- Displays the default field title + User Units title (for example, “Area sqft”) – both localized.
To display area or length in Opposite Units, add the numericFormat property to the <dataSource> field:
<field table="rm" name="area" numericFormat="oppositeArea"
id="areaConverted">
- Displays the converted value in Opposite Units.
- Displays the default field title + Opposite Units title (for example, “Area sqM”) – both localized.
- Typically is used in addition to a regular area/length field – in this case, needs an id attribute to distinguish it from the User Units field.