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Use of Stock Sizes with Metric vs English Units

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dlj2_msfc:
I am trying to use stock sizes for a material I created.  I created the stock size list, input my sizes, and selected the sizes to be used in the analysis, but when I analyze the group it does not select one of the stock sizes.  HS reports a thickness that isn't even an option in the variable list.  Where did HS get the value it came up with?  How do I get it to use the stock sizes I defined for that material?

dlj2_msfc:
Stock sizes have to be input with English units, then HS converts them if you are using a metric model.  The value HS was putting out was the largest stock size converted to metric.  However, I put the stock sizes in as metric.  The largest stock size I input was 0.00508m, and HS was multiplying that by 0.254.  Giving the 0.000129m as the largest stock size.  When I went back in and input the stock sizes as 0.20", the sizes came out right.

Phil:
You are correct.  The stock size list is always assumed to be in english units(inches), regardless of the units currently displayed on the sizing form.  I will add that to our list of future fixes.

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