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When entering inches or links into DEEDPLT, use the "/" as a separator. It is
right there on your numeric keypad. <SHOOT_EM>. This also means that things
like 3/4 for three quarters (0.75) are illegal. You can't have it all.
Fractional distances in feet or yards may be output as decimal or inches.
Fractional distances in chains or poles may be output as decimal or links.
The following table shows equivalent lengths in various distance units.
Feet Metres Poles Ropes Gunter's Vara Yard
/inches /links Chains (New /inches
/links Mexico)
1 0.3048 0.060606 0.05 0.015152 0.36464 0.33333
0/1.515 0/1.515 0/12
3.28083 1 0.19884 0.16404 0.049710 1.19633 1.0936
3/3.37 0/4.971 0/4.971 1/3.37
16.5 5.0292 1 0.825 0.25 6.0166 5.5
16/6 0/25 5/18
20 6.0960 1.2121 1 0.30303 7.2928 6.6667
1/5 0/30 6/24
Feet Metres Poles Ropes Gunter's Vara Yard
/inches /links Chains (NM) /inches
/links
66 20.117 4 3.3 1 24.066 22
2.7424 0.83589 0.16621 0.13712 0.041552 1 0.91414
2/8.91 0/4.155 0/4.15 0/32.91
3 0.91440 0.18182 0.15 0.045455 1.0939 1
0/4.5455 0/4.5455
La vara is 2.78 (variable) in Texas, 2.75 in Missouri.
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