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[François Lacombe]

2015-01-28 9:14 GMT+01:00 Martin Vonwald <imagic.osm at gmail.com>:

>  I don't see why anyone would want to do it that way instead of simply
> drawing a box, but I accept the fact, that some users do, so it's fine for
> me.
>

It's more precise to use tools like compass or meters to get the cabinet's
(or any other small feature) dimensions and put in tags value instead of
drawing a box.
Drawing a box isn't really precise and there will be a kind of data loss.

It's only a scale matter and such thought only apply to prismatic shapes.
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