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Is the Box Creator Gadget...

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...available in metric measurements, please?

Or is it a setting somewhere in VCarve Pro.

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Re: Is the Box Creator Gadget...

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It works in whatever units you've created the job in.

From memory that gadget doesn't like you using imperial tools in a metric job though.
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Re: Is the Box Creator Gadget...

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...available in metric measurements, please?

Or is it a setting somewhere in VCarve Pro.

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Job Setup change Units from inches to mm then click okay.

Then use Box Creator Gadget with metric numbers.

Ahhhh, Adrian beat me to it with an interesting point I was not aware of.

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Re: Is the Box Creator Gadget...

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Well, that wasn't particularly intuitive in the software, but thank you.

The job setup in in metric but the sizing in the Gadget appeared to be in inches (i.e. 24 x 16 x 14), so I guess I made an assumption.

Maybe because it's Sunday morning... :D :lol:

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Re: Is the Box Creator Gadget...

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It displays whatever the last used values were. If you're using it for the first time those numbers are the default. Most users are American.

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Assumptions can be problematic in their own nature. It never hurts to try first before having to make an assumption/conclusion.

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