# My layout shows inches, but I want it to show cm. How do i change?

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**Category:** LayOut\
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**Created:** [January 17, 2024, 8:13pm UTC](https://forums.sketchup.com/t/my-layout-shows-inches-but-i-want-it-to-show-cm-how-do-i-change/255883 "2024-01-17T20:13:38Z")\
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**Author:** ![Fred51](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/2bfe46/32.png) [@Fred51](https://forums.sketchup.com/u/Fred51)\
**Post date:** [January 17, 2024, 8:13pm UTC](https://forums.sketchup.com/t/my-layout-shows-inches-but-i-want-it-to-show-cm-how-do-i-change/255883/1 "2024-01-17T20:13:38Z")

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Im new to SchetchUp

When I start sketchup layout i get all the dimensions in inches, but I want it to be scale 1:100 and in cm. How do I change from inches to cm and scale 1:100?

![image](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/sketchup/original/3X/d/0/d0570e0b852c95713d6a6b372d90b99d91434bd7.png)

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**Author:** ![DaveR](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/sketchup/user_avatar/forums.sketchup.com/daver/32/7601_2.png) [@DaveR](https://forums.sketchup.com/u/DaveR)\
**Post date:** [January 17, 2024, 8:19pm UTC](https://forums.sketchup.com/t/my-layout-shows-inches-but-i-want-it-to-show-cm-how-do-i-change/255883/2 "2024-01-17T20:19:28Z")

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Select the Dimension of the Dimension tool and in Dimension Style change the units as desired. You must have selected a template with a standard american-sized paper.

You should go through the training for both SketchUP and LayOut at [learn.sketchup.com](http://learn.sketchup.com).