metric/inches

[ben]

i am a new master cam user. i don't know how to covert from metric to inches. my boss give me a metric dxf file. could some one help me that will be a big help. thanx.

 

ben ha

[ROB]

divide by 25.4 or

multiply by .03937

[Surface]

If I get a metric drawing, I draw the part as if the units were inches and then use x-form, scale, and enter a scale factor of .03937.

[Hugh.Venables]

Guys, guys, you got it all wrong. You should be converting inches to metric. If your drawing is already metric you're way in front! Have a lovely Metric day now you hear,

Cheerio, Hugh Venables.

[chris m]

This is the USA, fella, we operate at the correct scale here, not at 25.4x scale like the rest of you guys out there

 

[ 06-25-2002, 07:10 AM: Message edited by: chris m ]

[PE @ IHS]

I have to agree that metric is the far more logical of the two systems. There is a reason that the rest of the world has caught on long ago. Oh well....Uncle Sam always knows best...

[MACHINEMASTERG]

in this mounths news letter under tech tips it shows this! to convert mm to english type" in" after number in most dialog boxes and it will convert it to english and vise a versa no calculator needed

 

every job is a self portrait of the person who did it .Autograph your work with EXCELLENCE

[MACHINEMASTERG]

if you dont have this newsletter you can see it here on emastercam.com under information|newsletters|2002q1 then page down to mm to inches

 

[Scott Bond]

MACHINEMASTERG

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every job is a self portrait of the person who did it .Autograph your work with EXCELLENCE

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EXCELLENCE--- Is not something you can see or touch, but it has presents sustained by achievement.

 

Hi Hugh

I have heard of Australia, is it part of California ?

[Guest CNC Apps Guy 1]

Metric is a much easier syystem to use. I've used both. It's peoples stubbornness that keeps them from converting to the metric system.

 

JM2C

[n_tydingco]

Backyard Mechanic's Metric Conversion Tip:

 

1. 1/2-20 UNF Bolt = M12 x 1.25

 

 

[ 06-25-2002, 11:18 AM: Message edited by: n_tydingco ]

[Hugh.Venables]

Scott, don't you have to be a Texan to ask a question like that? If Australia was part of California, then California would be metric too and if California was metric so would the whole of the US.So aren't you guys really unlucky that Australia isn't part of California?

Technical types of my generation (late 40s) started school with inches and converted to metric along the way (late 60s early 70s). We probably have the best of both as we can comfortably embrace either.

BTW Scott, is there an Ontario in California, or are you in Canada? My Nth. American geography is not so good. Could the CA acronym be ambiguous?

Cheerio, Hugh Venables.

 

[ 06-25-2002, 08:29 PM: Message edited by: Hugh.Venables ]

[Scott Bond]

Hi Hugh

 

The Onterio I am in is Sothern California,near forum brother James . The real, or more well known is about a 1000 miles to the north.

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Scott, don't you have to be a Texan to ask a question like that?

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Well funny you should mention Texas, I really like that part of california.

 

Cheerio

[Bullines]

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BTW Scott, is there an Ontario in California, or are you in Canada? My Nth. American geography is not so good. Could the CA acronym be ambiguous?

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In North America, the two letters following the comma are commonly used to designate a state or provice.

 

US States: AK, AL, AR, AZ, CA, CO, CT, ,DC , DE, FL, GA, HI, IO, ID, IL, IN, KS, KY, LA, MA, MD, ME, MI, MN, MO, MS, MT, NC, ND, NE, NH, NJ, NM, NV, NY, OH, OK, OR, PA, RI, SC, SD, TN, TX, UT, VA, VT, WA, WI, WV, and WY.

 

Canadian Provinces: AB, BC, MB, NB, NF, NS, NT, ON, PE, PQ, SK, and YT

 

As usual, things are different over here

[chris m]

Talk about too much time on your hands...

 

C

[Scott Bond]

Hi Peabody, MA

I was born in Charlton, Ma

[chris m]

The BIG city...

[sir Camalot]

I think ya'all have it wrong. There are only two countries- Texas and everywhere else!

[maestro]

Amen to that.

[heeler]

I heard that the only good thing to ever come out of Texas was the highway!!!!

[Hugh.Venables]

Thanks Bullines for the US geography notation lesson. And now, everybody, back to work!

Cheerio, Hugh Venables.