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Mechanical Units

SimMechanics accepts any mixture of MKS (SI), cgs, and English units.

Quantity
MKS (SI)
cgs
English
Length
meter (m)
centimeter (cm)
inch (in),
foot (ft)
Time
second (s)
second (s)
second (s)
Mass
kilogram (kg)
gram (g)
slug (slug)
Velocity
meters/second (m/s)
centimeters/second
(cm/s)
inches/second (in/sec),
feet/second (ft/sec)
Acceleration
(Gravity)
meters/second2
(m/s2)
centimeters/second2 (cm/s2)
inches/second2 (in/s2),
feet/
second2 (ft/s2)
Force
Newton (N)
dyne (dyn)
pound (lb)
Angle
radian (rad),
degree (deg)
radian (rad),
degree (deg)
radian (rad),
degree (deg)
Inertia
kilogram-meter2 (kg-m2)
gram-centimeter2 (g-cm2)
slug-foot2 (slug-ft2)
Angular velocity
radians/second (rad/s),
degrees/second (deg/s)
radians/second (rad/s),
degrees/second (deg/s)
radians/second (rad/s),
degrees/second (deg/s)
Angular acceleration
radians/second2 (rad/s2),
degrees/second2 (deg/s2)
radians/second2 (rad/s2),
degrees/second2 (deg/s2)
radians/second2 (rad/s2),
degrees/second2 (deg/s2)
Torque
Newton-meter (N-m)
dyne-centimeter (dyn-cm)
pound-foot (lb-ft)


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