

Go to Application menu on the top left of AutoCAD window and select Drawing Utilities option and then select Units as shown in the image below. In the Insert dialog window, browse to the original DWG file

You can then convert/edit the dimensions to metric Change the Lenght Type from Architectural to Decimal and the Insertion Scale to any metric unit you want to use. Click the main menu (the autocad logo on the uppermost left corner) then Drawing Utilities then Units. Simple way to convert imperial drawing to metric: 1.
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Using the INSERT command How to change AutoCAD drawing units from imperial to Follow any one of them and you will get the job done in two shakes of a lamb's tail. Trying to change the drawing units in your AutoCAD drawing from Imperial (feet/inches) to Metric (millimeters/centimeters), or vice versa? There are two methods as to how this can be done. The following prompts will be performed in succession: Drawing units.

Alternative 1 (preferred method): Use -DWGUNITS Enter the -DWGUNITS command. These are the main methods to convert a drawing units. How to change the units of a drawing in AutoCAD, such as from Imperial (feet/inches) to Metric (mm, cm, m), or vice versa. Home How to change AutoCAD drawing from imperial to metric How to change or convert the units of a drawing in AutoCAD
