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I've test it and it work as you say. That was the good part. I continue with less good parts: 1. In .properties file you specified this: - Export Plan to Image and version=1.0 That's mean it's a different plugin at first version. (The last version was Export plan to image and version=1.0.3) 2. You've made a good addition with inch and cm BUT I suggest you to use the measure system set by SH3D. Take a look at ShapeGenerator or TerrainGenerator how to do this. I hope to not upset you.
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Hello 1. Corrected to (version=1.1) also in in Sourceforge 2. Many users go back and forth between US and Metric systems, specially when it comes to paper/print, to have a better idea of sizes.
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@2. I do it often but I use especially the fraction inch. Usually I use the metric system but, some time, I've have metrics with many decimals when I try to be precise in measurements. At this point I switch to fractional inch and I receive more simple dimensions like 4' or 3'1/2. Why's that? The production of construction supplies still use the imperial system for their products and they use simple numbers like 3'x5' or whatever. Considering this, a plugin idea, is to have a local calculator or unit converter.
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Why's that? The production of construction supplies still use the imperial system for their products and they use simple numbers like 3'x5' or whatever.
It depends on what site you use for looking up dimensions. Most of the world uses construction supplies in metric, it is only a few countries that use imperial. Unfortunately a lot of the sites with those dimensions are from the USA where they use the imperial system. Choose an European site and you will get dimensions in metric.
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I previously had version "ExportPlanImage-1.0.2". Unfortunately, the new version of the plugin doesn't work for me. When I click "export plan to image" in the Tools menu, nothing happens. No new window opens. If it matters, I use the metric system and the Polish language. The plugin is great! The only feature I’m missing is a checkbox that allows including or excluding the background plan image. Thanks you.
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It depends on what site you use for...
I'm partially disagree with you: 1. I don't use sites, I buy directly from shops. 2. Common study of case: drywall 4x8 compared with 1219.2mm x 2438.4mm or 4x12 compared with 1219.2mm x 3657.6mm You have to memorize 12 digits in place of 2 or 3. More than that you will find exposed something like this: 1.2m x 2.4m or 1.2m x 3.7m and when you went home you realize is too much or not enough. 3. The same things happening with furniture.
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1. I don't use sites, I buy directly from shops.
Shops in Romania size building materials in feet/inches? If I go to a shop here in the Netherlands I won't find any measurement in imperial. Literally everything is in metric, and metric only. That includes wood and drywall dimensions. For what it's worth, luckily the materials themselves are the same size, whether they are sold in imperial or metric sizes. For example a sheet of plywood here is 122cmx244cm or the equivalent in imperial 4'x8'. It seems that the physical sizes are standardized world wide. Your mixed usage of imperial and metric should not be a problem for this, besides some number conversions. In general the sizes of raw building materials aren't exactly... exact
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If I go to a shop here in the Netherlands I won't find any measurement in imperial.
Probably you've right. In Romania is the same except plumbing supplies.(Indeed nobody know what mean and from where come from the notations on the supplies. Like 1/2 or 3/4. All they know is if is not the same will don't feet each other). Doesn't meter what it writhe on them, the real size is in architectural system(to be politically correct). For me it's not necessarily a problem but a logical explanation when something in meters wont feet in a house(room). Also it explain me way there are so many decimals in place of a round number. The subject is too vast and complicated, so every one on his road.
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