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Post by paperlovinggal on Oct 6, 2024 17:55:13 GMT
Hi, I've been using the original Silhouette Cameo for over 10 years. I've also been viewing You Tube videos for many years as well.
Some of the YT video tutorials use the Metric measuring system for making cards/projects, etc.
In order to manually work on Metric projects, I've made them with the help of a Metric ruler.
I've tried to convert centimeters into inches...but sometimes the measurements are slightly "off" or inaccurate.
I've only used the Imperial/decimal system for making projects in the Cameo.
Have you used both the Imperial/decimal system AND Metric measurements in your Cameo?
Meaning, switching back & forth by going to the Edit menu, select Preferences, go to General, Select desired "unit" type, and clicking ok.
If so, have you had any issues switching back & forth?
Thanks in advance for your replies. Regards.
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Post by 950nancy on Oct 6, 2024 23:53:01 GMT
I only use inches. Sorry I am no help. I do want to bump your question back up as well. Good luck.
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Post by scrapnnana on Oct 7, 2024 14:41:33 GMT
The YouTubers who use the metric system may live in Europe, where metric is used consistently. Some YouTubers in the USA might use metric, but I suspect that most are American. The majority of paper crafters aren’t the twenty-somethings who just got out of college, but are those who have been crafting for years. Yes, some live in Europe, but a lot, possibly more, live in the USA. I think it makes more sense for American YouTubers to give measurements in inches for those crafters who live in the United States. Or at the very least, give measurements for both the US AND countries who use metric, if they want to reach a wider audience.
I only use inches. It would be too confusing for me to switch back and forth. I know there is a push to go metric here in the USA, and they probably use metric in the American public schools at least some of the time, but I’m old enough that I’m not interested in changing. The card stock and patterned papers in my stash measure in inches. The cutting mats for my Silhouette are in inches. My cutting tools are in inches. My rulers have both inches and metric, so if I need, I can measure for either, but I just don’t see the need for both at this point in my life. The exceptions are rare, few, and far between.
Like you, I have been using a Cameo for many years. I started with an original Cameo, and now I have a Cameo 4.
I think it would be a minor hassle to switch back and forth using the Silhouette settings, but I don’t think it would be a problem other than that.
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Post by mom on Oct 7, 2024 14:50:25 GMT
I only use inches, sorry.
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Post by missbellejane on Oct 7, 2024 15:44:39 GMT
I switch between imperial and metric a lot in both Silhouette Studio and Photoshop.
I understand that most scrapbooking / papercrafting / memorykeeping processes are going to use and refer to the imperial system, since it's origins and major supply comes from the US. But the rest of the world (with the exception of Liberia and Myanmar) use metric so in general, it is the most commonly used system of measurement. I find that I can be more precise and work faster when calculating smaller measurements using metric than I can with imperial, it's just a much simpler way of measuring. And it's what I know and use on a daily basis.
I haven't had any issues switching back and forth though. Have you been experiencing problems?
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Post by caspad on Oct 9, 2024 22:43:34 GMT
I don't think using either imperial or metric/decimal would cause any issues. It's easy to switch back and forth. The only place I can see it being a bit confusing is that physical mat has the grid in inches so placement might require a little more attention? Or maybe switch the grid back to imperial before putting the paper on the mat?
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