Entering lengths when creating a base map for your landscape designs can be challenging when working in Imperial units. We have developed a small application that assists in converting distances in feet and inches to decimal feet, ready for gCADPlus. The figure below shows the FtInches application ‘Floating’ on top of a gCADPlus design for a site in the USA.
Use our FtInches converter
Download the FtInches converter.
Tip: Unpack with WinZip or search for and install 7Zip – a free file compression application.
An alternative method for converting feet and inches to decimal feet
If site measurements are recorded in feet and inches, you may find conversion more straightforward with a small table. You will find the table in the gCADPlus Library > Details >Conversion. Insert the drawing as a block and refer to it as you create a base plan. The figure below shows the table in the gCADPlus Mac environment.
Here is a link to download a copy of the table as a gCADPlus block.