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The SimMechanics environment accepts any mixture of meters-kilograms-seconds or 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 | meter/second (m/s) | centimeter/second (cm/s) | inch/second (in/sec), foot/second (ft/sec) |
| Acceleration (Gravity) | meter/second2 (m/s2) | centimeter/second2 (cm/s2) | inch/second2 (in/sec2), foot/second2 (ft/sec2) |
| 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 | radian/second (rad/s), degree/second (deg/s) | radian/second (rad/s), degree/second (deg/s) | radian/second (rad/sec), degree/second (deg/sec) |
| Angular acceleration | radian/second2 (rad/s2), degree/second2 (deg/s2) | radian/second2 (rad/s2), degree/second2 (deg/s2) | radian/second2 (rad/sec2), degree/second2 (deg/sec2) |
| Torque | newton-meter (N-m) | dyne-centimeter (dyn-cm) | pound-foot (lb-ft) |
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