>-----Original Message-----
>From: vincent mail [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
>Sent: donderdag 1 augustus 2002 16:04
>To: Protel EDA Forum
>Subject: Re: [PEDA] DXP comment, but slightly off topic
>ok . open any electronics component catalog. ( digikey , mouser , avnet
>, farnell ,newark arrow )and look at parts
>you fill find things like 50 mils 25 mils 100 mils for lead pitch and
>widths. and then look at the equivalent in millimeters. Which numbers
>would you rather key in to create a new footprint ? Sure there are
>metric parts but we don't use them ( yet ) .
---- SNIP ----
But I do use them (0.5mm lead pitch) in combination with imperial
dimensioned components. Package information on datasheets are
indicating more and more: *controling dimension: millimeter*.
Metric components will become more common in the near future.
That is why I think that Protel should switch smoothly between
metric and imperial without rounding errors.
just my 2 eurocents.
regards,
Ben Uijtenhaak.
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