Using the Calculator

The calculator allows you to calculate from various formats and sources to find the desired value.

Functions

From the calculator you can make use of various functions to help you with your calculations.

• sqrt(x) - square root

• floor(x) - round down ie: floor(1.6) = 1

• ceil(x) - round up ie: ceil(1.2) = 2

• min(x, y) - will return the minimum of the two values ie: min(1, 2) = 1

• max(x, y) - will return the maximum of the two values ie: max(1, 2) = 2

• round(x) - will round the number to the nearest whole ie: round(1.2) = 1 and round(1.5) = 2

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Calculating quantities or dimensions

• From items, or dimensions you have all the dimensions available to you to integrate into your formulas.

• If you don’t see one listed, click on Other

Calculating Using Imperial Notation/English units

• The calculator allows you to use imperial notation and converts it to decimalized feet so it can be used as a quantity or in some other formula

• Accepted imperial notation is highlighted in yellow with a crown icon

• It accepts the form {number of feet}{' or ft} {number of inches} {number of fractional inches}{“ or in}

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Formulas using time/hours/duration notation

• You can calculate using time, which converts a duration notation into decimalized hours to be used in quantities or wherever you need

• It accepts the form {number of hours}h {number of minutes}m {number of seconds}s