# What are the units of measurement in Nomad?

**URL:** <https://forum.nomadsculpt.com/t/what-are-the-units-of-measurement-in-nomad/6890>\
**Category:** Tips, Tutorials and Help\
**Created:** [May 23, 2022, 9:00am UTC](https://forum.nomadsculpt.com/t/what-are-the-units-of-measurement-in-nomad/6890 "2022-05-23T09:00:26Z")\
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**Author:** ![Grimoirestudios](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex005/user_avatar/forum.nomadsculpt.com/grimoirestudios/32/6912_2.png) [@Grimoirestudios](https://forum.nomadsculpt.com/u/Grimoirestudios)\
**Post date:** [May 23, 2022, 9:00am UTC](https://forum.nomadsculpt.com/t/what-are-the-units-of-measurement-in-nomad/6890/1 "2022-05-23T09:00:26Z")

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I want to print a model I’ve made and make spaces to add magnets but I’m not sure what units the ruler in nomad uses - I need to get the measurement in mm ideally.

Any help would be most appreciated!

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**Author:** ![Bezzo](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex005/user_avatar/forum.nomadsculpt.com/bezzo/32/18150_2.png) [@Bezzo](https://forum.nomadsculpt.com/u/Bezzo)\
**Post date:** [May 23, 2022, 9:08am UTC](https://forum.nomadsculpt.com/t/what-are-the-units-of-measurement-in-nomad/6890/2 "2022-05-23T09:08:27Z")

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Units in nomad are simply units - they can be whatever you want them to be. 1 unit can be a metre / millimetre etc - the model basically becomes real world scale when you export to another software and scale it to world units. In a 3D printer slicer (or whatever you’re using) you will see how big the model imports and then scale accordingly to achieve world units.

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**Author:** ![Grimoirestudios](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex005/user_avatar/forum.nomadsculpt.com/grimoirestudios/32/6912_2.png) [@Grimoirestudios](https://forum.nomadsculpt.com/u/Grimoirestudios)\
**Post date:** [May 30, 2022, 8:27am UTC](https://forum.nomadsculpt.com/t/what-are-the-units-of-measurement-in-nomad/6890/3 "2022-05-30T08:27:34Z")

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Ok thanks man - been getting my head around making joints for printed models and wanted to size to fit magnets. I know you can use meshmixer to add joints and scale objects as well