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smartunits
==========

A [LaTeX](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/LaTeX) package that implements
automatic conversions between (some) metric and Imperial units.

Example
-------

```tex
\documentclass{article}
\usepackage{smartunits}
\begin{document}
      \SmartUnitSettings{metric imperial, places=1}
      \SmartUnit{cm=10}                % 10 cm (4')
      \SmartUnit{celsius=20}           % 20 C (43 F)
      \SmartUnit{miles=5}              % 8 km (5 mi)
      \SmartUnit{miles=5, precision=1} % 8.0 km (5 mi)
      \SmartUnit{miles=5, km=7}        % 7 km (5 mi)
\end{document}
```

Units supported
---------------

Currently smartunits converts between the following five classes of units:

    ============    ==============
       Metric          Imperial
    ------------    --------------    -------------
    kilometers      miles             (distance)
    centimeters     feet and inches   (length)
    Celsius         Fahrenheit        (temperature)
    24-hour time    12-hour time      (time)
    litres          USA/UK gallons    (volume)
    kilograms       pounds            (weight)
    ============    ==============    =============

It is quite easy to extend the code to other units. I am happy to consider new requests.

Requirements
------------

The package requires
[pgfkeys](https://www.ctan.org/pkg/pgfkeys) and
[siunitx](https://www.ctan.org/pkg/siunitx).

### Author

Copyright (c) 2016 [Andrew Mathas](mailto:andrew.mathas@gmail.com)

Released under the [LaTeX Project Public
License](http://www.latex-project.org/lppl.txt) v1.3c or later