AreaUnit
The unit of measurement for areas displayed in the model.
SketchUp always computes areas in square inches internally, but displays them in whichever unit the user has chosen in Model Info > Units. Read the current setting from UnitOptions.areaUnit, or change it via UnitOptions.update.
Example
Section titled “Example”let model = await SketchUpApi.getActiveModel();let { AreaUnit } = SketchUpApi;let units = model.options.unitOptions;console.log(units.areaUnit);// => 1 (SquareFeet)
// Change to square metersawait units.update({ AreaUnit: AreaUnit.SquareMeter });let updated = await units.refresh();console.log(updated.areaUnit);// => 4 (SquareMeter)UnitOptions for reading and updating the active unit
Enumeration Members
Section titled “Enumeration Members”SquareCentimeter
Section titled “SquareCentimeter”SquareCentimeter:
3
SquareFeet
Section titled “SquareFeet”SquareFeet:
1
SquareInches
Section titled “SquareInches”SquareInches:
0
SquareMeter
Section titled “SquareMeter”SquareMeter:
4
SquareMillimeter
Section titled “SquareMillimeter”SquareMillimeter:
2
SquareYard
Section titled “SquareYard”SquareYard:
5