Mensuration Perimeter Menu

The mensuration perimeter menu control allows users to manage the perimeter display units in the Mensuration Pane edit control. The popup menu is accessible from the Mensuration Pane Perimeter Units toolbar button.

The popup menu items are:

• Kilometers
  
  When this option is selected the perimeter units will be displayed in kilometers. A kilometer is a metric unit of measurement equal to 1,000 meters (approximately 0.62 miles).

• Meters
  
  When this option is selected the perimeter units will be displayed in meters. A meter is the fundamental unit of length in the metric system, equal to 100 centimeters or approximately 39.37 inches.
• Decimeters
  
  When this option is selected the perimeter units will be displayed in decimeters. A decimeter is a metric unit of length, equal to one tenth of a meter.
• Centimeters
  
  When this option is selected the perimeter units will be displayed in centimeters. A centimeter is a metric unit of length, equal to one hundredth of a meter.
• Millimeters
  
  When this option is selected the perimeter units will be displayed in millimeters. A millimeter is a metric unit of length, equal to one thousandth of a meter (0.039 in.).

• Miles
  
  When this option is selected the perimeter units will be displayed in miles. A mile is a unit of linear measure equal to 5,280 feet, or 1,760 yards (approximately 1.609 kilometers).

• Nautical Miles
  
  When this option is selected the perimeter units will be displayed in nautical miles. A nautical mile is a unit used in measuring distances at sea, equal to approximately 2,025 yards (1,852 m).

• Yards
  
  When this option is selected the perimeter units will be displayed in yards. A yard is a unit of linear measure equal to 3 feet (0.9144 meter).

• Feet
  
  When this option is selected the perimeter units will be displayed in feet. A foot is a unit of linear measure equal to 12 inches (30.48 cm).

• Inches
  
  When this option is selected the perimeter units will be displayed in inches. An inch is a unit of linear measure equal to one twelfth of a foot (2.54 cm).

• Decimal Degrees
  
  When this option is selected the perimeter units will be displayed in decimal degrees. An decimal degree is a unit of measurement of angles, one three-hundred-and-sixtieth of the circumference of a circle.

• Degrees Minutes Seconds
  
  When this option is selected the perimeter units will be displayed in degrees minutes seconds. A degree minute second is a unit of measurement of angles, one three-hundred-and-sixtieth of the circumference of a circle. The degree is divided into 60 equal parts called minutes. The minutes are further divided into 60 equal parts called seconds.