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Sure, I'd be happy to help you with that! Here's a sample code for defining a units class in C++ that can be used to perform basic engineering problems:

#include <iostream>
#include <string>

using namespace std;

class Units {
    private:
        double value;
        string unit;
    public:
        Units(double v, string u) {
            value = v;
            unit = u;
        }
        double getValue() {
            return value;
        }
        string getUnit() {
            return unit;
        }
        void setValue(double v) {
            value = v;
        }
        void setUnit(string u) {
            unit = u;
        }
        void convert(string newUnit) {
            // Define conversion factors for each unit
            double factor = 1.0;
            if (unit == "m" && newUnit == "cm") {
                factor = 100.0;
            } else if (unit == "cm" && newUnit == "m") {
                factor = 0.01;
            } else if (unit == "kg" && newUnit == "g") {
                factor = 1000.0;
            } else if (unit == "g" && newUnit == "kg") {
                factor = 0.001;
            }
            // Convert value to new unit
            value *= factor;
            unit = newUnit;
        }
        Units operator+(const Units& other) {
            if (unit != other.unit) {
                cout << "Error: units are not compatible!" << endl;
                return *this;
            }
            double newValue = value + other.value;
            return Units(newValue, unit);
        }
        Units operator-(const Units& other) {
            if (unit != other.unit) {
                cout << "Error: units are not compatible!" << endl;
                return *this;
            }
            double newValue = value - other.value;
            return Units(newValue, unit);
        }
};

int main() {
    Units length(1.0, "m");
    length.convert("cm");
    cout << length.getValue() << " " << length.getUnit() << endl;
    
    Units mass1(1.0, "kg");
    Units mass2(2.0, "g");
    Units totalMass = mass1 + mass2;
    cout << totalMass.getValue() << " " << totalMass.getUnit() << endl;
    
    Units error = length + mass1;
    cout << error.getValue() << " " << error.getUnit() << endl;
    
    return 0;
}

In this code, the `Units` class has two private member variables: `value` and `unit`. The constructor initializes these variables with the provided values. The class also has various public member functions, such as `getValue()`, `getUnit()`, `setValue()`, `setUnit()`, `convert()`, and overloaded operators `+` and `-`.

The `convert()` function converts the unit of the `Units` object to a new unit, based on predefined conversion factors. The `+` and `-` operators allow the addition and subtraction of `Units` objects, respectively, as long as their units are compatible.

In the `main()` function, we create various `Units` objects and perform some basic operations with them, such as unit conversion and addition/subtraction. Note that attempting to add or subtract `Units` objects with incompatible units will result in an error message.