public static LinearUnit Centimeters {get;}

// convert 11 centimeters to millimeters
double mm = LinearUnit.Centimeters.ConvertTo(11, LinearUnit.Millimeters);

// convert the result back to centimeters
double cm = LinearUnit.Millimeters.ConvertTo(mm, LinearUnit.Centimeters);

// convert the millimeter result back to meters
double meters = LinearUnit.Millimeters.ConvertToMeters(mm);

try
{
  // create a british 1936 foot
  var britFoot = LinearUnit.CreateLinearUnit(9095);
  string unitName = britFoot.Name;                        //  "Foot_British_1936"
  double conversionFactor = britFoot.ConversionFactor;    // 0.3048007491
  double metersPerUnit = britFoot.MetersPerUnit;
  int factoryCode = britFoot.FactoryCode;                 // 9095

  // convert 10 british 1936 feet to centimeters
  double val = britFoot.ConvertTo(10, LinearUnit.Centimeters);

  // convert 10 m to british 1936 feet
  val = britFoot.ConvertFromMeters(10);
}
catch (ArgumentException)
{
  // ArgumentException will be thrown by CreateLinearUnit
  // in the following scenarios:
  // - if the factory code used is a non-linear factory code
  //   (i.e. it corresponds to square meters which is an area unit code)
  // - if the factory code used is invalid
  //   (i.e. it is negative or doesn't correspond to any factory code)
}