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Entering both chains and links in the distance field of a traverse

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03-13-2024 09:30 AM
JoelHeiman1
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Is there any way to enter both chains (ch) and links (lk) into the distance field of a traverse? For example, I'll enter 10 ch 62 lk as a distance and Arc only reads the chains and converts to 660 ft.

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TylerPrehn
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A link unit measurement is 1/100 of a chain, so links can be entered in after the decimal point as a fraction of a chain and it should accept it as a chain unit measurement that's designated in the distance field.  

Ex. 10 ch - 62 links is the same as 10.62 chains. 

Hope this helps!

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TylerPrehn
Emerging Contributor

A link unit measurement is 1/100 of a chain, so links can be entered in after the decimal point as a fraction of a chain and it should accept it as a chain unit measurement that's designated in the distance field.  

Ex. 10 ch - 62 links is the same as 10.62 chains. 

Hope this helps!