ArcGIS Pro 3.4 API Reference Guide
ArcGIS.Core.Geometry Namespace / Unit Class / ConversionFactor Property
Example Version

ConversionFactor Property
Gets the conversion factor of the unit.
Syntax
public virtual double ConversionFactor {get;}
Remarks
Conversion factor is defined as follows:

Linear: meters per unit.

Area: square meters per unit.

Angular: radians per unit. Grid: Always 0. There is no way to convert between grid units.

Example
AngularUnit - Create an AngularUnit with a factory code
try
{
  // create a Grad unit
  var grad = AngularUnit.CreateAngularUnit(9105);
  string unitName = grad.Name;                        // Grad
  double conversionFactor = grad.ConversionFactor;    // 0.015708
  double radiansPerUnit = grad.RadiansPerUnit;
  int factoryCode = grad.FactoryCode;                 // 9105

  // convert 10 grads to degrees
  double val = grad.ConvertTo(10, AngularUnit.Degrees);

  // convert 10 radians to grads
  val = grad.ConvertFromRadians(10);
}
catch (ArgumentException)
{
  // ArgumentException will be thrown by CreateAngularUnit in
  // the following scenarios:
  // - if the factory code used is a non-angular 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)
}
LinearUnit - Create a LinearUnit with a factory code
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)
}
LinearUnit - Create a Custom LinearUnit
// create a custom linear unit - there are 0.33 meters per myLinearUnit
var myLinearUnit = LinearUnit.CreateLinearUnit("myCustomLinearUnit", 0.33);
string name = myLinearUnit.Name;                          // myCustomLinearUnit
double convFactor = myLinearUnit.ConversionFactor;        // 0.33
int code = myLinearUnit.FactoryCode;                      // 0 for custom units
double metersUnit = myLinearUnit.MetersPerUnit;           // 0.33
string toString = myLinearUnit.ToString();                // same as Name - myCustomLinearUnit

// convert 10 centimeters to myLinearUnit 
double convertedVal = LinearUnit.Centimeters.ConvertTo(10, myLinearUnit);


// get the wkt
string lu_wkt = myLinearUnit.Wkt;

// create an angular unit from this wkt
var anotherLinearUnit = LinearUnit.CreateLinearUnit(lu_wkt);
// anotherLinearUnit.ConversionFactor = 0.33
// anotherLinearUnit.FactoryCode = 0    
// anotherLinearUnit.MetersPerUnit = 0.33
Requirements

Target Platforms: Windows 11, Windows 10

ArcGIS Pro version: 3 or higher.
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