Setting up machine for Metric "mm" control?

Being from Canada I can work in either measure just fine, but precision work is best done in millimeters. Inches are kind of a clunky system to work with building machine parts.

Is there a way to setup the Crossfire to be exclusively Metric and run Metric G-Code?

I have been trying to get Mach3 to change but it stubbornly seems stuck on its Inches.
I am sure the solution should be simple but i just cannot see it at the moment.

Edit…

Found how to change the display to mm on the alt6 page bottom right now it displays in mm!!

2nd Edit…

Okay so all you need to know is the alt6 page will let you view or jog in mm even if the program is in inches.
If you programmed your gcode in mm from Fusion 360, mach will automatically figure it out.
But since machine setup is in inches, your motor tuning, default units for motor tuning remain the same. Also your soft limits if you set them remain in imperial as well.

As long as your Gcode from Fusion is in mm you won’t notice the difference.

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