Units

In an attempt to keep the units system of quick design consistent where possible please use the following standard units.

Standard Units#

QuantityMetric Unit DefaultImperial Unit Default
Lengthmmin
cmin
mft
ForcekNkip
MomentkN-mkip-ft
Stress/PressurePapsi
KPapsi
MPaksi
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By keeping units in the format of the above table features like auto unit conversion are more reliable. Make sure to use "kN-m" over alternatives such as "kN.m" or "kn-m"

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You can override what units a input is converted to with the convert_to attribute in the config.json.

Unit Conversion (BETA)#

Quick Design has inbuilt functionality to allow for auto unit conversion. To enable this feature add the default_unit_system key to you config.json meta object

KeySupported Values
default_unit_systemmetric or imperial

The unit conversion system will work with all units listed above. The system will also work with superscript options for square/cubed units (e.g. mm^2 or mm^3)