Calculators for W-98

Am I missing something here? Doesn't simply using AutoCad negate having to use a calculator in the first place?

No. You must do some pretty simple stuff.

Is not the scientific calculator within Win98 suitable for you?

Start/Programs/Accessories/Calculator.

Brian.

Virtually hidden in acad there is a geometric calculator right in the program which can feed its results directly to commands "on the fly". It is available at the command line and I HIGHLY recommend getting to know what it can do for you. Its kind of clunky, but actually very powerful. You call it up with CAL, or transparently, 'CAL, once its loaded. Look it up in the help.

Not really quite what I wanted.

Lets face it, the calculator embodied in AutoCAD, back in the days of release 14 was pretty naff!

For straightforward conversion i can recommend

However this is only a units converter, and calculators that better the one wu=ith Windows are rare. HP distributed some software with the old Jornada hand held called Omnisolve, but i dont know how you would get this now, and it only was for hand held computers.

Moasst people, most of the time seem to use spreadsheets like Excel, if you want much more you can go to the likes of MathCAD, but that is not easy to use, and certainly isnt cheap.

Good Luck John

I must be doing pretty simple stuff because all of the examples listed do not require a calculator in Autocad. They can be solved quicker and more precisely with the tools built right in.

Agreed. That goes without saying though as if you were doing more advanced work, you wouldn't be using Autocad.

Look asshole, the original question was the guy wanted a calculator to do "calculating triangles, arcs, basic geometrical calculations and the like". I said a calculator was superfluous for that in Autocad. What makes you say I must be doing pretty simple stuff from that response, I don't know, but I'm beginning to think you are a wise ass. So why not just shut the f*ck up.

TecniCalc XXI is probably doing what you are looking for:

freeware

N.

I'm not insecure. Just like many other people on this newsgroup whom you have insulted, I won't take your shit. I sorted this newsgroup by sender and I see that a large majority of your postings deal with your attempt to be little people. I think Freud would say YOU are the one who is insecure. He would probably attribute this it to your having a small body part. Many people try to analyze this condition. I'm content just to consider you an asshole.

Here's a collection

I have recemntly loaded up Windows 98 and AutoCad 14.

Really? You're doing a pretty good imitation.

?With your head stuck up that dark smelly spot, it would be hard for you to notice.?

?Depends on who you reported it to. In any case, what business is it of yours??

?You lost all credibility when you demonstrated that you don't know even the fundamentals of anything that you are talking about.?

?Before asking a question such as this, do some research and find out what an architect is. You obviously don't know.?

?Never used a good program, eh??

?You seem to be very thick.?

?He probably doesn't give a shit. Neither do I. They can worship dogs butts for all I care (and it will do them just about as much good).?

?Apparently, you don't read well either.?

Some of your past responses. Why would someone respond to other people like this?

HiHo; Go to

and search the "get the code" for "calc".

Thanks. There seem to be a few out there, but many are not exactly Autocad oriented. And of those that seem maybe potentially useful, I don't which are good and which are indifferent.

Many many years ago I wrote one for a Sinclair ZX-81. It actually worked rather well. I figured somebody had to have done one for a PC by now.