Convert Millimeters to Meters

Millimeters → Meters
mm × 0.001 = m m × 1000 = mm

To convert millimeters (mm) to meters (m), multiply the millimeters value by 0.001. 1 mm = 0.001 m, and 1 m = 1000 mm. The conversion is a linear scaling with no offset, so the same factor applies to any value.

Going the other way? Convert m to mm.

mm to m table
Millimeters (mm) Meters (m)
0.1 mm 0.0001 m
0.5 mm 0.0005 m
1 mm 0.001 m
2 mm 0.002 m
5 mm 0.005 m
10 mm 0.01 m
20 mm 0.02 m
50 mm 0.05 m
100 mm 0.1 m
500 mm 0.5 m
1000 mm 1 m
Common linear distance ranges
Typical real-world values (mm)
Application Typical range
Precision positioning stroke 1 – 50 mm
Linear actuator stroke 50 – 500 mm
Gantry axis travel 500 – 5,000 mm
Long-travel transport 5,000 – 50,000 mm