I believe the map units are set according to the projection.
But you can set the MapUnits as well: http://www.mapwindow.org/documentation/mapwingis4.9/group__map__coordinates.html#ga0bb20844bcc512fc1f4a3d94e59f2580
BTW. Since MapWinGIS v4.9 we have a native measurement tool: http://www.mapwindow.org/documentation/mapwingis4.9/class_measuring.html
Thanks,
Paul
But you can set the MapUnits as well: http://www.mapwindow.org/documentation/mapwingis4.9/group__map__coordinates.html#ga0bb20844bcc512fc1f4a3d94e59f2580
BTW. Since MapWinGIS v4.9 we have a native measurement tool: http://www.mapwindow.org/documentation/mapwingis4.9/class_measuring.html
Thanks,
Paul