RE: Standards of converting to metric

[peter -at- softwell -dot- co -dot- uk]

Eric,

First thing. you really ought to have units on all measurements (121mm).

Is your market just US or international?

Have you thought of having a parts list that gives both units and then just using the US units in the body of the text?

I'd be inclined to give both measurements every time - isn't the US supposed to be moving towards metrication?

I don't think you need to list conversion formulae, but you might want to make a statement that metric measurements are 
rounded to (to what - nearest mm ??).

Peter



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Original Message


Does anyone know of a standard regarding the conversion of imperial
measurement to metric and how this needs to be documented?  Typically,
we list a description of a part, give a length in U.S. measurement and
then list the metric conversion in parentheses and smaller font behind
the measurement.  
PART B, 4 3/4" (121)




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