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Changing units of measurement settings

Choose whether to use Imperial or Metric measurements in Buildxact, including for takeoffs and AI-powered tools.

Written by Dan C

My Business and My Profile have moved

We've combined My Business and My Profile into one section called Account settings, at the bottom of the left-hand menu. Your profile, your business account (business details, users and subscriptions) and your business setup (tax rates, business documents, building types and more) are now all in one place.

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When you create a Buildxact account, your default system of measurement is set based on your region. For example, North American accounts default to Imperial.

You can change your measurement preferences depending on how you work. Takeoffs can support both Imperial and Metric, while Buildxact's AI tools use one selected system when generating estimates and other content.

Watch the video below to see how units of measurement work in Buildxact.

System of measurement for takeoffs

You can work with both Imperial and Metric measurements when completing takeoffs. This means you can use Metric measurements on an Imperial plan, or Imperial measurements on a Metric plan, depending on what you need for that project.

Steps to alter these settings:

  1. Click My Business in the left-hand menu.

  2. Select Business Details if the page doesn't open there by default.

  3. Under Other Settings, find System of Measurement.

  4. Select Imperial and/or Metric

  5. Click Save to apply your changes.

Units of measurement for Blu AI tools

Buildxact's Blu AI-powered tools, such as Estimate Generator use your selected system of measurement. You can choose either Imperial or Metric for these tools.

Steps to alter these settings:

  1. Click My Business in the left-hand menu.

  2. Select Business Details if the page doesn't open there by default.

  3. Under Other Settings, find Blu unit of measurement.

  4. Select Imperial or Metric

  5. Click Save to apply your changes.

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