Figure

Measurements and units

Metric measurements

Enter millimeters, centimeters, and meters and combine metric and imperial lengths.

A unit tells Figure how to interpret a number. Label millimeters, centimeters or meters when entering a dimension, and label each operand separately when combining metric and imperial measurements.

Enter meters

The m key labels a new number as meters.

Start a new calculation

Use 2nd if a unit is above its button.

  1. Start fresh

    Press Clear entry, then Clear entry.

  2. Press the keys

    Press Select length units.

Calculate

  1. Meters

    Press 17.5, then meters.
  1. Example result17.5 meters

Enter millimeters

Choose mm. Use 2nd if mm is above the button.

Start a new calculation

Use 2nd if a unit is above its button.

  1. Start fresh

    Press Clear entry, then Clear entry.

  2. Press the keys

    Press Select length units.

Calculate

  1. Millimeters

    Press 32, then millimeters.
  1. Example result32 millimeters

Add metric and imperial lengths

Label each length with its own unit.1

Start a new calculation

Use 2nd if a unit is above its button.

  1. Start fresh

    Press Clear entry, then Clear entry.

  2. Press the keys

    Press Select length units.

Calculate

  1. First length

    Press 5, then feet, then 4, then inches, then 1, then Fraction, then 2, then Add.

  2. Second length

    Press 8, then inches, then Add.

  3. Third length

    Press 3.5, then meters, then Equals.
  1. Example result17 feet 6 and 5/16 inches

Display assumptions

  1. Fraction precision: 1/16″; Fraction format: Simplified. ↩

Keep the guide beside your calculation.

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