# MEASUREMENT System Variable [GstarCAD 2021](Help%20System/GSTARCAD/2021/Index.md) → [System Variables](Help%20System/GSTARCAD/2021/System%20Variables/(System%20Variables).md) → [M](Help%20System/GSTARCAD/2021/System%20Variables/M/(M).md) **Function Description:** The MEASUREMENT system variable is used to control whether the current drawing using imperial or metric hatch pattern and linetype files. | | | | --- | --- | | Type | Integer | | Saved in | Drawing | | Initial value | 0(Imperial) or 1(Metric) | | Range | 0,1 | **System Variable Value:** **0:** imperial **1:** metric --- ## Other versions with matching text [GstarCAD 2016](../../../2016/System%20Variables/M/MEASUREMENT%20System%20Variable--9261f4e7f132.md) · [GstarCAD 2017](Help%20System/GSTARCAD/2017/System%20Variables/M/MEASUREMENT%20System%20Variable--9261f4e7f132.md) · [GstarCAD 2018](../../../2018/System%20Variables/M/MEASUREMENT%20System%20Variable--9261f4e7f132.md) · [GstarCAD 2019](Help%20System/GSTARCAD/2019/System%20Variables/M/MEASUREMENT%20System%20Variable--9261f4e7f132.md) · [GstarCAD 2020](../../../2020/System%20Variables/M/MEASUREMENT%20System%20Variable--9261f4e7f132.md) · [GstarCAD 2022](Help%20System/GSTARCAD/2022/System%20Variables/M/MEASUREMENT%20System%20Variable--9261f4e7f132.md)