Keypad to accept decimal and architectural input

Feature requests
1

I work with decimal and architectural format when inputting dimensions in the same design. I like the keypad can do math for me but it would really help if I could enter in either decimal or architectural and have shapr3d convert to the desired output format whether it be decimal or architectural.

My main request after the rambling is to have the key pad accept a decimal or feet/in.

Thank you for any consideration given.

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2

I sometimes need to use imperial measurements for work. So two inches is actually one and a half, but could be one and five eights, depending on where you get your lumber from.

I agree, it would be useful to be able to switch easily between fractional and decimal, and it would be equally useful to be able to switch between metric and inch by using ‘ “ or mm after a numeric value, something which has been available in other programs forever.

Americans are sometimes stumped when I ask them for the definition of an inch, and are genuinely surprised when I tell them that it’s 25.4mm