Name and describe the preferred method of metric conversion as related to metric dimensioning.

What will be an ideal response?


The preferred method of metric dimensioning is called a soft conversion, where common metric modules are used. This means that the lumber is milled directly to metric units. For example, 2 X 4 lumber is 40 x 90 mm using soft conversion.

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