Unit Converter

Australian and New Zealand construction primarily uses metric measurements, but imported materials, international standards, and some legacy specifications still reference imperial units. Pasco Cloud's built-in Unit Converter gives you instant conversions between the unit systems you encounter on-site — without reaching for a search engine or a separate app.

Conversion Categories

The Unit Converter covers six conversion categories commonly needed in construction:

Length

Convert between millimetres, centimetres, metres, kilometres, inches, feet, yards, and miles. The most frequently used conversion on construction sites — whether you are converting a drawing dimension, checking a specification, or ordering materials.

Area

Convert between square millimetres, square centimetres, square metres, hectares, square inches, square feet, square yards, and acres. Useful for floor areas, site boundaries, and material coverage calculations.

Volume

Convert between cubic centimetres, cubic metres, litres, millilitres, cubic inches, cubic feet, cubic yards, and gallons. Essential for concrete volumes, tank capacities, and liquid quantities.

Weight / Mass

Convert between milligrams, grams, kilograms, tonnes, ounces, pounds, and tons. Common for structural steel, aggregate deliveries, and material orders.

Temperature

Convert between Celsius and Fahrenheit. Relevant for concrete curing temperatures, weather conditions on-site, and material storage requirements.

Pressure

Convert between pascals, kilopascals, megapascals, bar, PSI, and atmospheres. Used in structural engineering, hydraulic systems, and material testing.

How to Use It

1. Navigate to Tools → Unit Converter from the sidebar
2. Select a conversion category (Length, Area, Volume, Weight, Temperature, Pressure)
3. Enter a value in the input field
4. Select your from and to units using the dropdown selectors
5. The result updates instantly as you type — no need to click a "Convert" button

The converter also includes reference tables for common conversions, so you can quickly scan standard equivalents without entering values manually.

Common Conversions

Here are some of the conversions construction professionals use most often:

ℹ️ Did you know?

The Unit Converter is available on both the web app and the mobile app, so you can convert units on-site just as easily as at your desk.

Reference Tables

In addition to the interactive converter, the Unit Converter includes reference tables aligned with AS/NZS standards. These provide quick-reference equivalents for dimensions, weights, and measurements commonly encountered in Australian and New Zealand construction — saving you from having to convert every value individually.

When You Need It

• Reading imported specifications — a US-sourced product datasheet lists dimensions in inches and feet, but your drawings are in millimetres
• Ordering materials — a supplier quotes a pipe diameter in imperial, but your schedule uses metric
• Checking structural calculations — converting between pressure units (kPa to PSI) when referencing international engineering standards
• Verifying site measurements — a subcontractor reports in feet, but your project uses metric throughout

💡 Tip

Keep the Unit Converter open alongside your reports when you are reviewing documents that mix metric and imperial units. It is faster than a web search and the values are right there in the platform.

What's Next?

• Construction Calculator — calculate area, volume, and material estimates
• Image Studio — annotate and edit construction photos
• PDF Tools — merge, split, compare, and overlay PDF documents