Imperial and metric units

Your company can use imperial units, metric units, or both.

The setting applies to the entire company, so everyone on your team sees the same measurement options in the web app and mobile app.

New companies use imperial units by default.

Duranta lets you configure four types of measurements separately:

For each measure, choose:

You can also mix systems.

For example, your company can use metric units for Length/height while continuing to use imperial units for Area.

Below the measurement options is Default system.

Choose:

The default system matters when a measurement is set to Both.

For example, if Area is set to Both and your default system is Metric, new area values use square meters by default, while square feet remain available when you choose a unit.

Changes are saved automatically when you select an option.

The unit currently in use appears beside each measurement type, for example:

Area (sq ft)

Measurement units section in AI & Unit Settings showing Default system and the four measurement options:

The Measurement units row in Account settings shows the units currently in use, for example:

sq ft · ft · cu ft · lb

Account settings showing the Measurement units row under Organization:

Mobile Measurement units screen showing Default system and the four measurement options:

When a measurement is set to Both, Duranta makes units from both systems available where you can choose a unit.

For example, if:

New area values start in square meters, but you can still choose sq ft where a unit selector is available.

Unit picker showing imperial and metric options for a measurement configured as Both:

Your measurement settings are used throughout Duranta, including:

If a Favorite was saved using imperial units and your company now uses metric units, or the other way around, Duranta converts the values when you use that Favorite.

The original Favorite remains saved in the units it was created with.