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CAESAR II Users Guide (2019 Service Pack 1)

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CAESAR II Version
11.0 (2019)

Specifies the Z-axis component of the element length.

CAESAR II accepts [compound length]-[length]-[fraction] formats (such as feet - inch - fraction or meter - decimal - centimeters) as valid input values in most cells. You can use simple forms of addition, multiplication, and division, as well as the exponential format.

The table below shows example formats and results for compound lengths using English units (ft. and in.) and metric units (m. and mm.). The software defines units for your model through the defined units file. For more information, see Database Definitions and Units File Name.

Example Dimension Format

Example Results

6

6 in.

6 mm.

6-0
or
6'0

6 ft. 0 in.

6 m. 0 mm.

6-
or
6'

6 ft. 0 in.

6 m. 0 mm.

6.3-
or
6.3'

6.3 ft.

6.3 m.

6-10
or
6'10

6 ft. 10 in.

6 m. 10 mm.

6-10-1/4
or
6'10-1/4

6 ft. 10-1/4 in.

6 m. 10-1/4 mm.

Addition:

6-10-1/4+3-7

10 ft. 5-1/4 in.

9 m. 17-1/4 mm.

Subtraction:

-12-3+15-4

3 ft. 1 in.

3 m. 1 mm.

Multiplication:

6.3*10

5 ft. 3 in.

63 mm.

Division:

337.6/3

9 ft. 4.53 in.

112.53 mm.

  • For addition, you can add two or more positive operands.

  • The software does not directly support subtraction because a dash (-) after a number indicates a unit for a compound length. As a result, you cannot subtract a positive amount, such as 15-4-12-3. You must add a negative amount (such as -12-3+15-4), and you can use only two operands.

  • When units for length and compound length are the same, using the dash (-) is not recommended. For example, if both units are mm, then 6-10 results in 6 mm 10 mm. The software displays the values as the sum of 16 mm.

  • To see the global coordinates of all nodes in the model, open the Coordinates list. For more information, see List and X Coordinate, Y Coordinate, Z Coordinate.

For more information on element length, see Deltas.