Hole Charts - Metric and Imperial values

[phreaq]

We tend to design and detail in imperial units, including fasteners, but use metric fasteners when using metric purchase items.

Now, imagine I have a plate, with imperial holes, and metric holes. I'm using the hole wizard to create all the holes, using the correct units. The issue is the hole chart seems to be all imperial or all metric. For example, an 8mm hole shows up as .315.

How can I make the callout say 8mm, without manually over-riding the value <hw-diam>?

 

[SBaugh]

As far as I know, you can't, SW only uses Global units in tables and drawings (unless Dual dimensions are used, but this will not help you).

Regards,



Scott Baugh, CSWP

http://www.scottjbaugh.com

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[ctopher]

try an "Enhancement Request".

Chris
Sr. Mechanical Designer, CAD
SolidWorks 05 SP3.1 / PDMWorks 05
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[phreaq]

thanks guys!

just making sure I didn't miss something