Customize standard units of measure

The session locale determines the measurement system for the displayed data. For example, a session with the en-US locale displays temperatures in Fahrenheit degrees.

Customize measurement units at the project level to use different measurement systems for each desired quantity. For example, import data from a sensor configured in a custom degrees format but display the value in Celsius at runtime. To customize units of measure, map the measurements in the Measurement systems map.

  1. In Project view, select the project root node.

  2. In Properties, after Measurement systems map, select EditorEdit with Measurement system editor.

  3. In the title bar of the MeasurementSystemMap that opens in the center of the screen, select  Add . A new row appears in the map table.

  4. In the From column, select the input quantity of interest or the value from the sensor. The selected units of measure will be translated to the equivalent quantity for the different locales in the three remaining columns.

  5. In the International System of Units, US Customary Measurement System, and British Imperial Units columns, select the desired target measurement units.