Writing Special Characters

Special characters can be used during dimensioning or creation of 2D text lines. Whenever a text input is required, a toolbar containing special characters is available. Click a corresponding icon to enter a special character.

The following special characters are available:



Special characters toolbar


Mathematic Expressions

If you need to specify a numeric value, you can enter a number or a mathematic expression. If either the expression or number contains errors or invalid characters, a warning message is displayed.

Mathematic expressions can contain the following operators:

Numbers and variables can be written in brackets or parentheses with unlimited insertion levels.


Mathematic expressions can also contain the following functions:

You must enclose arguments in brackets or parentheses. Trigonometric function arguments are entered in degrees.

Example of correct expression: 1 + 2*sin(30) + 2*(2^2+sqrt(9))

The result is 16.

Calculator - CAL, Shift + F9

Enter and solve mathematic expressions.