How to do calculations from the command line

[hyrepower1041]

I'm currently in my first quarter as a CAD major at ITT Tech. I have a question that I hope someone can help me with. I was shown (very very quickly) how to do calculations in the command line but I forget what the shortcut is. AHHHHH!

[jaberwok]

Greetings! Welcome to AUGI.

Type CAL at the command line.

[CGM]

I'm currently in my first quarter as a CAD major at ITT Tech.Welcome to AUGI.
Think you'll find folks more than willing to answer your questions on here. I'm not saying everyone got the same lightening fast responses of JohnB;) but we try & do our best.

[Railrose]

Welcome to the world of CAD & AUGI. I hope you get lots of good information here, & lots of fun. Warning..... This place is addictive. :beer:

[Maverick91]

I'm currently in my first quarter as a CAD major at ITT Tech. I have a question that I hope someone can help me with. I was shown (very very quickly) how to do calculations in the command line but I forget what the shortcut is. AHHHHH!Welcome to AUGI (ah, fresh meat). Not only will you find a wealth of knowledge and experience within these forums, there are quite a few characters here, too.

It'd help us address your questions if we know what version of ACAD you're using.

[Wanderer]

wow... you've got to be ahead of the pack! finding augi is invaluable, and you'll be grateful many times over.

welcome to the forums! :)
I'm currently in my first quarter as a CAD major at ITT Tech. I have a question that I hope someone can help me with. I was shown (very very quickly) how to do calculations in the command line but I forget what the shortcut is. AHHHHH!

[Mike.Perry]

Hi "hyrepower1041" ( Sorry, I do not know your real name )

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[Mike.Perry]

Hi

Plus the following may help...

Meet my friend Cal Q. Lator (http://manufacturing.cadalyst.com/manufacturing/article/articleDetail.jsp?id=122475)

Have a good one, Mike

[scott.wilcox]

I'm currently in my first quarter as a CAD major at ITT Tech. I have a question that I hope someone can help me with. I was shown (very very quickly) how to do calculations in the command line but I forget what the shortcut is. AHHHHH!
AutoCAD can also perform a calculation within some other commands (these are called transparent commands) Simply use the apostrophe ( ' ) key before the cal (so it looks like 'cal) and the internal calculator will perform the expression without exiting the current command.

Scott

[Avatart]

Welcome to AUGI!

You can do Excel like calculations using tables too. Create the table (using the TABLE command), right click in a cell and add a Field, you can get data from all sorts of Objects, Files, System Variables and there is a Formula function too. This is quite new to AutoCad, so you may impress some folks who should know better.... ;-))

[.chad]

AutoCAD can also perform a calculation within some other commands (these are called transparent commands) Simply use the apostrophe ( ' ) key before the cal (so it looks like 'cal) and the internal calculator will perform the expression without exiting the current command.

Scotthow useful!! 8)

[robert.1.hall72202]

The calculation command is very useful. Now if I could only get myself
to keep the graphing calculator in my briefcase. Old habbits are hard to break.