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  • Published 20 Nov 2018

Read out in fractions for builders

I use blender to make build plans for houses and wood working. Most carpenters know what 5/8" is but would have no idea how to find 0.625" on their tape measure.

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AnyThreeWords
20 Nov 2018

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marc6

With the development of the Bonsai add-on for BIM, including fractional inches in the imperial measurement system would be helpful. The option to have inputs and displays in feet-inches-fractions would be helpful.

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Just use metric system like the rest of the world ;P

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AnyThreeWords Author

@d-V-b: I Am actually considering switching most of my design to metric on account of it making more sense but the reality is I live in the US that uses a stupid system and I have to hire people to build the things I design and I don't want to limit myself to only trades people who know how to use metric. There are enough people that work in Imperial units that there should be a display option that reflects how people use it.