Tom M
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| 14 Jul 2010 02:01 PM |
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I think we have talked about this before.
When I download some CAD sink files that are in metric format and try to open them with my default CAD template, some files will use the metric number (centimeters, millimeters) and scale them as inches. A 74 mm measurement might scale to 74 inches, for instance. That's a big sink.
Is there a clean way to scale down these to compensate? I am trying to use the usual metric formulas, but they don't seem right.
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Seth Emery
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| 14 Jul 2010 02:33 PM |
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Scale by 10/254.
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Anthony DeCaro
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| 14 Jul 2010 04:56 PM |
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Tom, I do the same as Seth... Scale by 10/254 or .03937 It really is a pain switching back and forth between metric and standard. |
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Tom M
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| 14 Jul 2010 05:33 PM |
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Thanks, Seth, I knew you'd be on the spot.
Anthony, good to hear from you. Phil is one of the best there is in this sorry business we're in. Tell him I say "Hi". |
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Brian Stone
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| 14 Jul 2010 09:52 PM |
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I always just use the scale function - 0.03937 works wonders. |
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Tom M
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| 14 Jul 2010 10:50 PM |
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You guys made my day.
That and a deposit I just received, but you guys too.
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Andy Graves
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| 15 Jul 2010 03:51 PM |
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Tom, if you forget it, the scale number is posted in the CAD Library. |
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Brian Stone
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Tom M
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| 15 Jul 2010 10:51 PM |
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I bookmarked this thread so I'll look even dumber when I ask the same thing in a month. |
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Brian Stone
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| 16 Jul 2010 07:52 PM |
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Posted By Tom M on 15 Jul 2010 04:51 PM
I bookmarked this thread so I'll look even dumber when I ask the same thing in a month.
We'll just have to remember to answer the question with "Check your bookmarks.  " |
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Tom M
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| 16 Jul 2010 10:28 PM |
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Yep, that's abut right.
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But a Constitution of Government once changed from Freedom, can never be restored. Liberty, once lost, is lost forever.
John Adams, letter to Abigail Adams, July 17, 1775 |
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