gsphelp  Component unit system

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gsphelp  Component unit system

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The component unit system determines the unit system for the data entry fields in a component data entry window. Choose from As Model to use the same units as  selected in the General options of the active case or configuration, or alternatively choose SI or Imperial to separately choose a unit system for this component.

 

Note that when changing the component or model unit system, the output table should be re-created in order to avoid inconsistent units for different rows. GSP prompts the user to recreate the output tables.

Also, when changing the unit system, all input fields with common units (units defined in ) covered by the unit system setting will change there values to maintain the same SI unit value that is always used internally in GSP. However, if an expression has been entered in the field instead of a valid single numerical constant, the value cannot be converted to another unit, so the expression remains unchanged and the user should adapt the expression in order to correspond to the other unit.