Can someone explain to me why AutoCAD does not have a proper unit-of-measure system?
Is the unitless approach a legacy thing? Did it save CPU cycles somewhere back in the dark ages?
With the commputing power available today, I don't see any reason for AutoDesk to NOT have implemented something more logical.
AutoCAD is used to draw/design real-world things, why then can I not work in (real) real-world units?
Why can I not change display units and have AutoCAD scale my input?
(e.g., I tell AutoCAD I'm working in metres and draw a 10m line, then I tell AutoCAD I want to work in feet and draw a 10 ft line - I don't want them to be the same length, I want them to be relatively the correct absolute length).
I find the current set-up completly bizarre and wrong-headed - espeically in the era of the internet and international collaborative projects where different people use different units. Why not have your base (absolute) unit fixed as a property of your DWG? Or better yet, why doesn't (hasn't) AutoDesk picked a base absolute unit to use internally that can be interpreted through fixed conversions as any unit the user wishes to see?