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Properties Panel: Units
Properties Panel: Units
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Observational astronomers and theorists often work with very different units. This can be accommodated for in Shape by choosing the units that work best with your reference images or target audience.
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World & Image units: Various units can be selected for the World (Coordinate System) in the 3-D environment and the Images. The appropriate unit is selected from a drop-down menu and by default is set to meters (m). Some of the units are in terms of typical linear and others are in angular sizes.
Energy: The energy units refer to the intensity units of the images. In addition to the SI (International System) some of the typical astronomical units are also available.
Distance: The units for distances are similar to those for the World & Images, except that the angular units are, of course, not available.
