Calculator

Form: Calculator

Use the SAP2000 Calculator form to assist with mathematic operations in forms that
accept generic entry. That is, when a command accesses a form where values are
added in edit boxes, use the Calculator to calculate the values to be entered.

Access the Calculator as follows:

Open a form that accepts generic entry. For example,

Select a frame object and click the Assign menu > Frame Loads > Distributed command
to access the Frame Distributed Loads form.

Click in the first Distance edit box in the Trapezoidal Loads area of the form.

To access the Calculator form, hold down the shift key and press the Enter key, or
hold down the shift key and click the left mouse button twice.

The Calculator also can be accessed by clicking the View menu > Calculator command
on the Interactive Database Editing form, or by right-clicking within any field
(column) that expects numeric entry on that form and selecting the Calculator
option from the resulting drop-down list.

Areas on the Calculator Form

Calculate Formula

Formula edit box. Type the desired formula directly into this edit box.

Calculate button. Click this button after the formula has been entered in the
Formula edit box.

Result edit box. As the name implies, the calculated result is displayed in this
edit box after you click the Calculate button.

Note that the parenthetic information displayed in this area of the form identifies
the units of the value in the text box (i.e., the text box on the form that was
open when the Calculator was accessed) and, if appropriate, whether an angle is in
degree or radians.

The form has the following menu items:

Command
Action

View

Format
Displays the Result Format area and Format drop-down list. Select the desired
format from the drop-down list (General, Number, Percentage, or Scientific) for
displaying the calculated result. When available, use the Decimal places scroll
buttons to specify the number of decimal places to be used in displaying the
result. Check the Show 1000s separator check box to specify that comma separators
be used in larger numbers, such as 1,000 or 10,000.

Functions
Displays the Insert Function In Formula area and the Type and Function drop-down
lists and the Insert button. Select the type of mathematic function to use from the
Type drop-down list (Basic Math, Trigonometry, Length Conversion, Force Conversion,
Term Conversion, Angle Conversion, Hyperbolic Trigonometry). Note that when a type
is highlighted in the drop-down list, the display box to the right provides a brief
description of the format of the result given the selected Type and Function. The
options available in the Function drop-down list vary depending on the type of
mathematic function selected in the Type drop-down list. Note that when a function
is highlighted in the drop-down list, the display box to the right provides a brief
description of the format of the result given the selected Type and Function. Click
the Insert button to insert the function that displays in the Formula edit box
into the Calculate Formula area of the form.

Memory
Displays the Memory area and the Memory 1, Memory 2, Recall 1 and Recall 2 buttons
and two edit boxes. Enter a value or formula in the edit box(es) and click the
Memory 1 or Memory 2 button to store a value that can be recalled during
calculation of a result. These buttons accomplish the same thing as the Options
menu > Set Calculator Memory command. Click the Recall Memory 1 or Recall Memory 2
to access the stored value or formula. Note that when the button is clicked, the
value or formula transfers to the Formula edit box in the Calculate Formula area of
the form.

Show All
The options on the View menu provide access to other calculator functions. Use
this command to show the additional functions.

Hide All
The options on the View menu provide access to other calculator functions. Use
this command to hide the additional functions.

Always on Top
When a checkmark precedes this option, the Calculator form will always appear "on
top of" any other forms in the active window. This is the default. Clicking this
command will allow the Calculator form to display behind other open forms.

Edit

Undo
Undoes the last opertion.

Clear Formula
Clears the formula entered in the Formula edit box.

Clear Result
Clears the result in the Result edit box.

Clear Memory
Clears any value or formula entered in the Memory 1 or Memory 2 edit boxes.

Clear All
Clears all values on the form.

Copy Result
Copies the value in the Result edit box to the Windows clipboard.

Angles

Degrees
 Specifies that the values for angles display in degrees on the form.

Radians
Specifies that the values for angles display in radians on the form.

Close

OK
Accepts the entries on the form and closes the form.

Cancel
Closes the form without accepting the entries.