DOMAIN_UNITS

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.