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[Simon Wells <swel024@xxxxxxxxx>]

at some point changing the models to be mm rather than 0.1" or whatever it is now needs to be seriously looked at


> On 7/11/2017, at 01:59, Wayne Stambaugh <stambaughw@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> 
> Be careful here.  If the 3d model offset is currently in some units
> other than mm and you change this, all existing 3d model offsets will be
> broken.
> 
> On 11/6/2017 7:56 AM, Oliver Walters wrote:
>> That's what I expected. It then appears that there is a bug in the 3D
>> code with regard to model offset. I'm working on a related patch set
>> that will fix this, I just wanted to be sure. Thanks Wayne
>> 
>> On Mon, Nov 6, 2017 at 11:53 PM, Wayne Stambaugh <stambaughw@xxxxxxxxx
>> <mailto:stambaughw@xxxxxxxxx>> wrote:
>> 
>>    It should be mm like all of the other coordinates.
>> 
>>    On 11/6/2017 7:32 AM, Oliver Walters wrote:
>>> With regard to the 3D model offset paramater
>>> 
>>> e.g. 
>>> 
>>> (at (xyz a b c))
>>> 
>>> Are the units stored in the file inches or mm?
>>> 
>>> Cheers,
>>> Oliver
>>> 
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