Re: [CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO] First angle and Third angle

An EXCELLENT point Matt.....I recently divided some of the cast components
for the Dream Machine into THIRDS due to important manufacturing
consideratins!

Smoke

>I'll chime in real quick here! The problem with the metric system is
>that it's based on 10. Most of the metric proponents say that a decimal
>system is superior because it makes floating point calculations easier.
>What I think they overlook is that designers don't really do that much
>floating point math. What designers want is to be able to say, "Let's
>divide this thing up into thirds (or quarters)". A measurement system
>based on 12 is much easier to use because it's evenly divisible in more
>ways than 10.
>
>Matt