not really. when i enter 0.05 inches, I want to see 50 mil and not 49.9999. And when I entered 0.625mm, I want to see 0.625mm and not 0.624999.
Of course, when changing the grid from one to the other, I get some decimals. But when I change the grid back, the value should be the same. That shouldn't be that hard to accomplish. I actually expect that. Rene Bagotronix Tech Support wrote: > > The big gripe about the Imperial/metric issue is "who gets to contend with > the extra digits to the right of the decimal point?" > > If the program works in Imperial natively, then using metric means the > metric people have to contend with the extra digits. > If the program works in metric natively, then using Imperial means the > Imperial people have to contend with the extra digits. > > So, you ya gonna inconvenience? Altium has made their choice, and it is the > metric people. > > Sometimes I'm glad to be one of the Imperial people ;-) > And sometimes not (a friend asks "Hey, Ivan, how many liters is your 500 > cubic inch Caddy engine?") > > Best regards, > Ivan Baggett > Bagotronix Inc. > website: www.bagotronix.com > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "John Haddy" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: "Protel EDA Forum" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Sent: Thursday, August 01, 2002 10:40 AM > Subject: Re: [PEDA] DXP comment, but slightly off topic > > > For me, the vast majority of components are hard metric specified! I do > > a lot of fine pitch SMD. > > > > As has been noted before on this forum, if Protel had a hard metric > > base unit in the database it could still provide imperial entry for those > > that live in backward countries :-) but with the significant advantage > > that there would be no conversion error when converting between display > > units. > > > > Protel's use of english base units is a fundamental flaw that could easily > > have been rectified in the process of writing a major new release (e.g. in > > Protel 98 or in DXP), and it would have been easy to specify that version > 5 > > databases are hard metric, while versions below this are english base > units. > > The fact that it wasn't was, for me, the biggest disappointment with DXP. > > > > John Haddy > > > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: vincent mail [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > > Sent: Friday, 2 August 2002 12:04 AM > > To: Protel EDA Forum > > Subject: Re: [PEDA] DXP comment, but slightly off topic > > > > > > ok . open any electronics component catalog. ( digikey , mouser , avnet > > , farnell ,newark arrow )and look at parts > > > > you fill find things like 50 mils 25 mils 100 mils for lead pitch and > > widths. and then look at the equivalent in millimeters. Which numbers > > would you rather key in to create a new footprint ? Sure there are > > metric parts but we don't use them ( yet ) . Ribbon cable is still a 100 > > mil pitch , Smd components ares still 50 mil pitch ( some tqfp and bga's > > are in millimeters true ) and i'd rather key in 25 mils when creating a > > part then a crazy value like 0.62954 millimeter. > > > > i think we will only be successful in switching to millimeter when there > > are no more parts made using imperial pitches. and that is not going to > > happen for a long time. > > > > And believe me i know what a pain converting is , I am from belgium and > > have grown up with the metric system , after 2 years in the usa using > > inches , and feet and pound and gallon that heve no linear relationship > > to them is still a nightmare. But for board layout i translates in nice > > round numbers. > > > > > In a global economy standardisation is essential, do you really think > > > that inches have a future? > > > The IPC recognises this, which being American based is very > > > surprising, but encouraging. > > > Even Britain the bastion of Imperial is slowly but inexorably moving > > > towards metrication. > > > I was brought up on imperial and pounds and shillings, so I'm fairly > > > understanding. > > > As far as I'm aware the USA is the only country that doesn't have a > > > metrication programme in effect > > > > > > > > > > Chris Mogford. > > > ************************************************************************ > > > * Tracking #: E7E9D6B0EAA28E45B0C48EF8E6F4E50D563153A1 > > > * > > > ************************************************************************ > > > > > > > > > -- > > -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- > > _____________ > > /____________/ Vincent Himpe > > // _____ ___/ Lab Manager > > / \ \ / / / ST Microelectronics > > /___\ \ / / / 5510 Six Forks Road . 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