Feet Plus Inch Calculator

[Wonder-Man]

Hi All

 

I'm look for a macro or lips to create Feet-Inch calculator (specially adding feet-inch to feet-inch and other math operations). working in architectural design requires in many occasions adding and subtraction feet-inch calculations

 

Thanks

[digger]

This is an excellent feet/inch calculator program but it is not free.

I'd bet that LeeMac could make one just as good during his lunch break.

 

http://www.jobbercalculator.com/downloads.htm

[Lee Mac]

Use the distof function to convert everything to decimal, perform the arithmetic, then use the rtos function to convert back to feet/inches.

 

Quick example:

(defun c:add ( / _getnumber tot num )

   (defun _getnumber ( msg / str num )
       (while (not (or (eq "" (setq str (getstring t msg))) (setq num (distof str))))
           (princ "\nPlease enter a number.")
       )
       num
   )

   (if (setq tot (_getnumber "\nSpecify Amount: "))
       (while (setq num (_getnumber "\nSpecify Amount to Add <Exit>: "))
           (princ (strcat "Total: " (rtos (setq tot (+ num tot)))))
       )
   )
   (princ)
)

[ReMark]

Or just buy the right calculator (since you'll be doing this addition quite often).

[ReMark]

Freebie here....

 

http://www.calculatorsoup.com/calculators/construction/feetandinches.php

 

Hand held calculator...

 

http://www.amazon.com/Calculated-Industries-4020-Measurement-Conversion/dp/B0008F0YXK/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1318515980&sr=8-1

[SLW210]

Have you decided which log-in you wanted to keep?

[troggarf]

Enter QC in the command line to open the "Quick Calculator"

Make sure that your units are set in your drawing accordingly...

The trick for using fractional inches that I have found is to use the minus sign as a spacer between the whole inch and the fractional inch:

2 1/2" = 2-1/2"

Others have had success using a regular space, but I find using the minus sign works...

[tzframpton]

Hand held calculator...

 

http://www.amazon.com/Calculated-Industries-4020-Measurement-Conversion/dp/B0008F0YXK/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1318515980&sr=8-1

I have one of these, but the more expensive one for the Pipe Fitting trade. Same company. I love it, and it goes with me everywhere my laptop goes.

[Wonder-Man]

Keep wonder-man

[Wonder-Man]

Is it so complicated to be written in Lisp and Dcl files?

[ReMark]

Perhaps you can write a lisp routine and share it with us. That would be very nice of you.

[troggarf]

As shown in post #7, there is already one inside of AutoCAD

[Wonder-Man]

Perhaps you can write a lisp routine and share it with us. That would be very nice of you.

 

I wish I can, I would not ask for it in the first place,

 

 

Any How thanks for the reply

 

 

Wonder-Man

[Wonder-Man]

As shown in post #7, there is already one inside of AutoCAD

 

I did try it. It is not handy as a real calc.

 

Thank for the answer

[alanjt]

It is not handy as a real calc.

Then why are you asking for a LISP routine?

[Wonder-Man]

oK alanjt, let me explain exactly what I wish to find... you know some time you find a lips routine comes with a dcl file and can be a regular calculator, now instead a regular calc I like to find a calculator that do the addition and the subtraction of the feet and the inches it is similar to what post #2 shown.

 

Thanks for the reply

[Wonder-Man]

Thanks digger I just find this

 

http://www.brothersoft.com/feet-and-inches-calculator-42798.html

[digger]

Thanks for the link, Wonder-Man, I'll check it out.

I recommend the hand held Jobber 6. I still use a Jobber 5 that I bought many years ago. My first was a Jobber II.

For $70, unless you go together with some co-workers to get the $55 price, gets you an instrument you can use anywhere, anytime.

 

digger

[ILoveMadoka]

http://www.amazon.com/Alvin-Co-CA223-MEASURE-MASTER/dp/B001OTDVWU

 

$33.00

 

I've used one for years.

Has memory, works with and converts FT/IN and Metric units.

 

Highly Recommended!

[Wonder-Man]

http://www.amazon.com/Alvin-Co-CA223-MEASURE-MASTER/dp/B001OTDVWU

 

$33.00

 

I've used one for years.

Has memory, works with and converts FT/IN and Metric units.

 

Highly Recommended!

 

I know it is a good one I might buy one

 

Thanks for the reply