Insert formula dialog

The Insert formula dialog allows you to insert the selected formula in the worksheet.

Access

Click Results Connect tab Formula Definition panel Insert selected formula.

The Insert formula dialog (corresponding to the selection made) contains the following sections:

Section A

Shows the name and description of the selected formula.

Section B

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, you can see the return unit and you can also check the value returned for this formula.

Section C

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.

Section D (optional)

Displays the units used in the formula.

Note: This section is only available for some of the formulas.

Select Fixed unit to change the current unit. This unit is used while inserting the formula in the worksheet.

Select Add unit symbol to next cell to insert the unit symbol into the next cell in the worksheet.

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