Formula wizard dialog

The Formula wizard dialog allows you to insert a formula in the worksheet.

Access

Click Results Content tab Formula Definition panel Formula wizard.

The Formula wizard dialog contains the following sections:

Section A

Select a formula from the list.

Note: If you select Show formulas option, then name of formula is displayed on the list.

Section B

Shows the name and description of the selected formula.

Section C

Specify arguments for the selected formula.

Note: The available arguments depend on the selected formula.

You can specify the following arguments:

• number of the selected element (Bar number, Node number, Case number, etc.)
• value which you want to obtain (Displacement, Force, Stress, etc.)
• type of information which you want to return (Length, Extremum, Material, etc.)
• type of object (Bar, Node, etc.)
• and others (such as Position, Section name, Object index etc.).

You can define an argument in the following ways:

• select an argument from the drop-down list
• type a number or text in the box
  Note: If the text is defined as an argument in the formula, it must be enclosed in quotation marks.
• type or select a cell address where data is defined
  Note: If you select the cell address in Microsoft Excel then the cell or range is detected automatically.
• select the Graphical selection option then elements which are selected graphically in Autodesk Robot Structural Analysis Professional are taken into account
Note: The available methods depend on the selected argument.

During the definition of arguments, in the dialog you can see a preview of the syntax formula and you can also check the value returned for this formula.

Section D

Displays a description of what the function does, together with any required or optional arguments.

Note: The description depends on the selected argument. As you click in the text box for each formula argument, the dialog will give you a description of what is expected for that particular argument.

Click Help for this formula link to get more information about the selected formula.