Calculator
Application
The control offers a calculator on the control bar. You can copy the result to the clipboard and also paste values from the clipboard.
Description of function
The calculator provides arithmetic functions such as:
- Basic mathematical operations
- Basic trigonometric functions
- Square root
- Exponential calculation
- Reciprocal value
- Conversion between the mm and inch units of measure
- Calculator
You can switch between the radian RAD or degrees DEG modes.
You can copy the result to the clipboard as well as paste the last stored value from the clipboard to the calculator and load current axis positions.
The calculator saves the last ten calculations in the history. You can use these saved results for further calculations. You can clear the history manually.
The control additionally offers the following functions of the calculator:
- The P key corresponds to PI
- The RETURN or ENT key corresponds to =
Opening and closing the calculator
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Actual position capture
To load the actual position of an axis into the calculator: | ||
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The calculator shows the same mode of the position display as the status overview of the TNC bar. If you change the mode, the control synchronizes the two position displays.
Status overview on the TNC bar
The position display mode can be selected independently of the Positions workspace (e.g., Actual pos. (ACT)).
Selecting a result from the history
To select a result from the history for further calculations: | ||
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Deleting the history
To delete the calculator's history: | ||
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