# MEASUREINIT System Variable [GstarCAD 2018](Help%20System/GSTARCAD/2018/Index.md) → [System Variables](Help%20System/GSTARCAD/2018/System%20Variables/(System%20Variables).md) → [M](Help%20System/GSTARCAD/2018/System%20Variables/M/(M).md) ## Function Description: The MEASUREINIT system variable is used to control whether a drawing started from scratch using imperial or metric default settings. | | | | --- | --- | | Type | Integer | | Saved in | Registry | | Initial value | Vary by country /region | | Range | 0,1 | ## System Variable Value: **0:** imperial **1:** metric --- ## Other versions with matching text [GstarCAD 2016](../../../2016/System%20Variables/M/MEASUREINIT%20System%20Variable.md) · [GstarCAD 2017](Help%20System/GSTARCAD/2017/System%20Variables/M/MEASUREINIT%20System%20Variable.md) · [GstarCAD 2019](Help%20System/GSTARCAD/2019/System%20Variables/M/MEASUREINIT%20System%20Variable.md) · [GstarCAD 2020](Help%20System/GSTARCAD/2020/System%20Variables/M/MEASUREINIT%20System%20Variable.md) · [GstarCAD 2021](Help%20System/GSTARCAD/2021/System%20Variables/M/MEASUREINIT%20System%20Variable.md) · [GstarCAD 2022](Help%20System/GSTARCAD/2022/System%20Variables/M/MEASUREINIT%20System%20Variable.md)