Question: what do the Japanese call a handicapped individual who only can speak one language???
Answer: an American.
Does that mean that we need to start calling anyone who can't work in Imperial and Metric units "a European"???
I'm not that arrogant but really......
Having been in the US engineering community for longer than I care to admit, I"ve had to learn to work in EITHER units although I prefer Imperial. IN fact right now, I'm working on a component for a German company who's making a Brazilian intended part by an American prototyping company. I have to design the turning in metric (the oem drawing is metric) BUT I have to supply the drawing to a turning shop in Imperial units. That's life in a global economy.
Sadly, the "globalization" of out educational system is forcing the U.S. kids these days to work in Metric units. Can't tell you how many engineers just out of college anymore CAN"T work in Imperial units. It is truly sad... Some call it globalization, I call it "dumbing down"...
Too bad as the world is in the process of eating away at out economy and ultimately our livelihoods. Knowledge, training and the uniqueness of our measuring system is/was a last bastion of defense against ALL our technologies being summarily shipped to a low bid, Nth world country because they can/will do it cheaper.
I fear that we're living in the denouemont of our society. Will the last one who leaves, please turn out the lights....
Meanwhile, my CAD system will easily convert from English to metric dimensions with 2 key strokes - and it is nearly 10 years old. If yours can't, I'd say you got ripped off.
If you can't even convert from english to metric with CAD files, as the message thread title implies "for god sake, use meterics AND design your own.....".
