Configure non-standard units of measure

You can configure non-standard units of measure in the
Engineering Units Dictionary
. Using non-standard units of measure you can, for example, express the number of pieces produced in one hour in beats per minute.
Non-standard units of measure have specific properties.
Slope
 is the conversion coefficient to convert the standard unit value to the non-standard unit.
Intercept
 is the value to add to the referenced unit of measure. The conversion is performed using the linear expression 
Y = M x X + Q
 where
X
 is the input value,
M
 is the slope, and
Q
 is the intercept that calculates the
Y
 output result
  1. In
    Project view
    , right-click
    Model
    .
  2. Select
    New
    All
    Engineering unit
    .
  3. Select
    Engineering unit dictionary
    .
  4. Double-click the new dictionary.
  5. In the title bar of
    MeasurementSystemMap
     that opens in the center of the screen, select
    Add
    .
    A new row appears in the map table.
  6. In the
    Physical dimension
     column, select the reference quantity for the non-standard unit of measure.
    For example, for the beats per minute, select
    Frequency
    Hertz
    .
  7. In the
    Display name
     column, type the name of the unit of measure.
  8. In the
    Description
     column, type a description for the unit of measure.
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    Name
     and
    Description
     are both translatable through the
    LocalizationDictionary
     object.
  9. In the
    Slope
     column, enter the conversion coefficient for the standard unit value.
    For example, enter
    60
     to calculate beats per minute.
  10. In the
    Intercept
     column, enter the value to add to the referenced unit of measure.
    For example, enter
    0
    .
The resulting unit of measure appears in the
Result
 column.
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An example non-standard unit of measure that expresses 1 Hz = 60 beats per minute, may contain these configured properties:
  • Physical quantity
    . Frequency.
  • Display name
    . BPM.
  • Slope
    . 60.
  • Intercept
    . 0.
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