# Units of measure in 2025 **URL:** \ **Category:** Solid Edge\ **Created:** [March 17, 2025, 11:33pm UTC](https://forum.cadmunity.com/t/units-of-measure-in-2025/3499 "2025-03-17T23:33:36Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 10\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![ROKCRLER](https://forum.cadmunity.com/user_avatar/forum.cadmunity.com/rokcrler/32/141_2.png) [@ROKCRLER](https://forum.cadmunity.com/u/ROKCRLER)\ **Post date:** [March 17, 2025, 11:33pm UTC](https://forum.cadmunity.com/t/units-of-measure-in-2025/3499/1 "2025-03-17T23:33:36Z")
I could have sworn we had MMGS before 2025, is it possible to make a custom units system? I’m practicing on TooTallTobys practice drawings and its hurdles jumping from setting to setting to try and get the correct mass as mm is not in the same group as kg. I don’t usually use anything other than IPS and MMKS except for the practice models. I created custom materials and set the mass, this was modeled in ansi metric with mm dimensions but in order to get the mass in grams i had to go and change the units from MMKS to CGS to get the mass to display the correct unit of measure. Thanks! ![Units.png](https://forum.cadmunity.com/uploads/default/original/2X/1/10e2bcf624b31237547f7d6c6e1a1dd21cdb89eb.png) ![Units1.png](https://forum.cadmunity.com/uploads/default/original/2X/4/455b8de7a42d4fe77b8a4ce7f0ebbf11ca6d0cd6.png) ---
**Author:** ![AlexLachance](https://forum.cadmunity.com/user_avatar/forum.cadmunity.com/alexlachance/32/25_2.png) [@AlexLachance](https://forum.cadmunity.com/u/AlexLachance)\ **Post date:** [March 18, 2025, 12:04pm UTC](https://forum.cadmunity.com/t/units-of-measure-in-2025/3499/2 "2025-03-18T12:04:56Z")
It existed in 2023 ![image.png](https://forum.cadmunity.com/uploads/default/original/2X/a/a1a763c6a3d44c827fd20beb7f00100aac612168.png) See if adjusting the window size makes it show up, I’ve seen so many little issues like that on their platform, I wouldn’t be surprised if it happens in the program. ---
**Author:** ![SPerman](https://forum.cadmunity.com/user_avatar/forum.cadmunity.com/sperman/32/59_2.png) [@SPerman](https://forum.cadmunity.com/u/SPerman)\ **Post date:** [March 18, 2025, 12:24pm UTC](https://forum.cadmunity.com/t/units-of-measure-in-2025/3499/3 "2025-03-18T12:24:02Z")
> [@](#): > > It existed in 2023 > > image.png > > See if adjusting the window size makes it show up, I’ve seen so many little issues like that on their platform, I wouldn’t be surprised if it happens in the program. This is a Solid Edge sub-forum. ---
**Author:** ![AlexLachance](https://forum.cadmunity.com/user_avatar/forum.cadmunity.com/alexlachance/32/25_2.png) [@AlexLachance](https://forum.cadmunity.com/u/AlexLachance)\ **Post date:** [March 18, 2025, 12:28pm UTC](https://forum.cadmunity.com/t/units-of-measure-in-2025/3499/4 "2025-03-18T12:28:49Z")
> [@](#): > > This is a Solid Edge sub-forum. Derrr me reading too quickly \<()\> ---
**Author:** ![jcapriotti](https://forum.cadmunity.com/user_avatar/forum.cadmunity.com/jcapriotti/32/24_2.png) [@jcapriotti](https://forum.cadmunity.com/u/jcapriotti)\ **Post date:** [March 18, 2025, 2:02pm UTC](https://forum.cadmunity.com/t/units-of-measure-in-2025/3499/5 "2025-03-18T14:02:28Z")
SPerman This is just Alex’s subconscious dream of switching to Solid Edge. 🕶 ---
**Author:** ![jcapriotti](https://forum.cadmunity.com/user_avatar/forum.cadmunity.com/jcapriotti/32/24_2.png) [@jcapriotti](https://forum.cadmunity.com/u/jcapriotti)\ **Post date:** [March 18, 2025, 2:40pm UTC](https://forum.cadmunity.com/t/units-of-measure-in-2025/3499/6 "2025-03-18T14:40:09Z")
> [@](#): > > I could have sworn we had MMGS before 2025, is it possible to make a custom units system? > I’m practicing on TooTallTobys practice drawings and its hurdles jumping from setting to setting to try and get the correct mass as mm is not in the same group as kg. It’s the same in 2022. You can override the Mass unit though, it even highlights that its overridden from the standard units. Strangely SolidWorks has the MMGS as a default. It also has a “Custom” category where as Solid Edge just allows you to override. image.png ---
**Author:** ![ROKCRLER](https://forum.cadmunity.com/user_avatar/forum.cadmunity.com/rokcrler/32/141_2.png) [@ROKCRLER](https://forum.cadmunity.com/u/ROKCRLER)\ **Post date:** [March 18, 2025, 3:22pm UTC](https://forum.cadmunity.com/t/units-of-measure-in-2025/3499/7 "2025-03-18T15:22:11Z")
Thank you jcapriotti, however, for TTT’s models, we wont know the units until we open the drawing, then having to click to settings and make the changes adds several steps and adds time. Sometimes the drawings specifiy G other times KG. I know this is a unique case, but it sure would be nice to have MMGS as well as a group/option. I played in SW and its there, just wish SE had it as well. ---
**Author:** ![jcapriotti](https://forum.cadmunity.com/user_avatar/forum.cadmunity.com/jcapriotti/32/24_2.png) [@jcapriotti](https://forum.cadmunity.com/u/jcapriotti)\ **Post date:** [March 18, 2025, 7:00pm UTC](https://forum.cadmunity.com/t/units-of-measure-in-2025/3499/8 "2025-03-18T19:00:10Z")
> [@](#): > > Thank you jcapriotti, however, for TTT’s models, we wont know the units until we open the drawing, then having to click to settings and make the changes adds several steps and adds time. Sometimes the drawings specifiy G other times KG. > > I know this is a unique case, but it sure would be nice to have MMGS as well as a group/option. > I played in SW and its there, just wish SE had it as well. You could create a template for each case…then just load whichever you need. ---
**Author:** ![ROKCRLER](https://forum.cadmunity.com/user_avatar/forum.cadmunity.com/rokcrler/32/141_2.png) [@ROKCRLER](https://forum.cadmunity.com/u/ROKCRLER)\ **Post date:** [March 18, 2025, 8:26pm UTC](https://forum.cadmunity.com/t/units-of-measure-in-2025/3499/9 "2025-03-18T20:26:08Z")
Thanks Jason, I’ll setup some templates shortly, thanks man! ---
**Author:** ![ROKCRLER](https://forum.cadmunity.com/user_avatar/forum.cadmunity.com/rokcrler/32/141_2.png) [@ROKCRLER](https://forum.cadmunity.com/u/ROKCRLER)\ **Post date:** [March 18, 2025, 11:40pm UTC](https://forum.cadmunity.com/t/units-of-measure-in-2025/3499/10 "2025-03-18T23:40:37Z")
I setup templates and they work great ![UU](https://forum.cadmunity.com/uploads/default/original/1X/2efe1425617b926e9ff5610867031f2bc4f0abb0.gif "cheers") Thanks for the suggestion.