This command lets you change the units that plot domain
will be displayed in.

Widget:
- Using the right mouse button in the slicer widget, click on the
Fixed/Free button next to the label of the dimention who's units
you would like to change. A pop-up widget will appear that displays
the current domain units. To change the units, move to the Display
Units type-in box and enter the desired units. Use the left mouse
button to click on the OK button to make the new units current, or
click on CANCEL to revert to the original units.
Command:
- DOMAIN_UNITS = units,units,units,units
Arguments :
- units: the desired domain display units for X,Y,Z,T (Commas are
required as place holders)
Examples :
- DOMAIN_UNITS=,FT
This changes the Y display units to feet.
- suppose that the dimention X has current display units of
"m"(meters), but you want Y displayed in kilometers. Type "km" in
the Display Units type-in box, then click on OK. The dimension X
will subsequently be displayed in the units km.
Notes :
- This option remains in effect until changed.
- To use this feature, the dimension whose units will be changed
must already have units assigned to it via an attribute entitled
"display_units".
- Old units must be convertible into new units, or an error will
result.
- This feature utilizes the Unidata units utility UDUNITS, which
must be available on the system. For help on this utility, see the
man page or the system administrator.
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