1) Fractional Resolution – *1/16 (rounds to the nearest 16th of and Inch)
– 1/32
– 1/64
– 1/2
– 1/4
– 1/8
2) Area Display Format – Standard: Answers display in the same unit of measured
as entered, if they are the same type (example: Inch x Inch
= Square Inches), but default to Feet if entered in multiple
unit types (example: Inch x Feet = Square Feet)
– Square Feet
– Square Yards
– Square Meters
3) Volume Display Format – Standard: Answers display in the same unit of measured
as entered, if they are the same type (example: Feet x Feet
x Feet = Cubic Inches), but default to Cubic Yards if entered
in multiple unit types (example: Yard x Feet x Feet
= Cubic Yards)
– Cubic Yards
– Cubic Feet
– Cubic Meters
4) Stairwell—Headroom Height – 6 Feet 8 Inch (default)
– Use + or – key to increase or decrease above value by
1 Inch
5) Rake-Wall Descending – Descending: Rake-Wall studs are or Ascending displayed
from largest to smallest size
– Ascending: Rake-Wall studs are displayed from smallest to
largest size
6) Arched Wall Outside – Outside: Arched walls are calculated outside of the arc
– Inside: Arched walls are calculated for inside of the arc
7) Jack Rafters Descending – Descending: Jack rafters are or Ascending displayed from
largest to smallest size
– Ascending: Jack rafters are displayed from smallest to
largest size)
8) Irregular Jack Rafters – OC-OC: On-center spacing maintained O-C or “mate” on
both regular and irregular sides)
– JAC-JAC: For regular/irregular Jack rafters that “mate” at
the hip valley, e.g., On-center spacing not maintained on
both sides
9) Exponent Off or On – Off: If display can’t show seven digits, will display in next
largest unit
– On: Exponent display for larger numbers
10) Meter Linear Display – 0.000: Linear meter answers are always displayed to third
decimal place)
– FLOAt: Linear meter answers are displayed to the
maximum number of decimal places -
e.g., 1.234 M + 2.56 M = 3.794 M)
11) Decimal Degree Display –0.00° Display
– FLOAt
12) Fractional Mode – Standard: Fractions are displayed to the nearest fraction
– Constant: Displayed in the set fractional resolution
PREFERENCE SETTING OPTIONS
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