Option to specify baseplate size in mm instead of units & Display overall Grid Size

[jsibre]

Hi,
I've been using the heck out of this generator recently, and I've noticed that my normal workflow is:

1. Measure a drawer (or other space) (Ex.: 205mm)
2. Figure out how many units that is by dividing by 42 (Ex. 205mm/42mm = 4.8809 units)
3. Figure out how many mm of padding I need by multiplying the fractional portion by 42 (.8809 * 42mm = 37mm)
4. Enter the units into the panel's main dimensions (6)
5. Enable padding
6. Enter the remaining padding (37mm) in the desired field (right, back, usually)

I think this could be accomplished by adding an input in the Main Dimensions that is a radiobutton that says "O mm O units" allowing user to specify that the specified dimensions are in mm or units. If mm, then the calculations are made for the user. A few options for dealing with padding.

1. Just display how much is needed by the X & Y fields (37mm in my example) and make the user enter it in the padding section as they wish.
2. Provide options for X & Y that indicate

• ignore remainder/padding
• add padding to left
• add padding to right
• split padding evenly on left and right
  (equivalent for Y and front/back)

A related idea that could also help and is probably generally helpful as well would be to display the overall size of the current config of the baseplate, similar to what is done for the bins.

I do think that most people are probably making grids to fit a space, and if the plugin does the math for them, it could be quite helpful. I recognize that in many cases we need grids that are larger than we can print in one go, so we have to combine parts, and there will still be a chance for us to make stupid mistakes :)

Thanks for reading!