Metric Plans - Need Help!

[lbuttery]

Heather;

I have never done a plan in metric but you will probably have less hassle
if you don't try and convert all the time

work and think in metric

learn what 1' and 4' and 8' are in metric

when I was in Italy I learned what $1 $10 $100 $1000 was in Lire
then when I went to restaurants or shopping or taxis etc I had some idea
of what things cost or if I was being ripped off or finding a bargin

If you lived in a metric country you would forget all about Imperial in a few days

work and think in metric

Lew

[adamjedgar]

G'day mate,
my life is metric! i think live and eat metric!

i posted a thread earlier in my forum days about having to go the other way to that you are suggesting...ie from imperial to metric. i was hoping that chief had an automatic conversion tool for such things. it kinda does...set up your secondary dimension properties to so it displays both... however, you may want to check with some of the other guys on the best way to make it work for you i havent had to play with it for a while now.

metric is no big deal to work with, i find it easier than feet and inches. your best bet is too download a conversion table off the net and manually go through the plan converting all figures BEFORE you start drawing to feet and inches. it will be time consuming and initially very unproductive to the construction of your drawing, but if you try to do it on the run, you will end up in an awful mess.