# The Metric System

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**Created:** [March 24, 2007, 4:12pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/the-metric-system/188804 "2007-03-24T16:12:13Z")\
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**Post date:** [March 28, 2007, 6:05am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/the-metric-system/188804/16 "2007-03-28T06:05:46Z")

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> [@FS: Parting out '92 Civic LX](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/fs-parting-out-92-civic-lx/28898/15):
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> I bet you have a full set of standard and metric tools… 🙂
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> I see a lot of companies that are working in metric though. With things becoming more international, it’s a good idea to be used to both systems, especially in engineering. Even if you’re dealing with an American company, they may source turbines, motors, couplings, or whatever from other companies, and you’ll be getting drawings in metric.

This is true. Jeff is right. To compound problems, you might have drawings in metric units to combiine with material and loading conditions in English units.

I spent a few months of my life dealing with unit system issues with material property definitions in Ansys/Workbench. We even swap the commas and periods for you if you are viewing the program in a European language.

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