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MikeBK
hi nigelmercier,
No pitfalls at all! I do prefer metric too and can confirm no problems with DSPCB when you use just metric.
nigelmercier
So do you put the grids on mm, or an imperial equivalent?
[LATER] I've just gone through the Technology file for my current design, and have changed the units to metric and changed all the data to sensible numbers. However, when I edit each component, none of the styles are changed. How do I propagate these changes to the library?