# DIMUNIT System Variable [GstarCAD 2017](Help%20System/GSTARCAD/2017/Index.md) → [System Variables](Help%20System/GSTARCAD/2017/System%20Variables/(System%20Variables).md) → [D](Help%20System/GSTARCAD/2017/System%20Variables/D/(D).md) **Function Description:** The DIMUNIT system variable is used to set the dimension format. | | | | --- | --- | | Type | Real | | Saved in | Drawing | | Initial value | 2 | | Range | 1 \~ 8 | **System Variable Value:** **1:** scientific **2:** scientific **3:** engineering **4:** architectural -stack **5:** fractional-stack **6:** architectural **7:** fractional **8:** Microsoft Windows Desktop --- ## Other versions with matching text [GstarCAD 2016](../../../2016/System%20Variables/D/DIMUNIT%20System%20Variable--226cc821bf4a.md) · [GstarCAD 2018](../../../2018/System%20Variables/D/DIMUNIT%20System%20Variable--226cc821bf4a.md) · [GstarCAD 2019](../../../2019/System%20Variables/D/DIMUNIT%20System%20Variable--226cc821bf4a.md) · [GstarCAD 2020](Help%20System/GSTARCAD/2020/System%20Variables/D/DIMUNIT%20System%20Variable--226cc821bf4a.md) · [GstarCAD 2021](../../../2021/System%20Variables/D/DIMUNIT%20System%20Variable--226cc821bf4a.md) · [GstarCAD 2022](Help%20System/GSTARCAD/2022/System%20Variables/D/DIMUNIT%20System%20Variable--226cc821bf4a.md)