Calculator inside Onshape

bryan_lagrange

It would be nice to have a calculator feature inside the design work space of Onshape.

Piotr_Smektała_VB

@bryan_lagrange, Are you thinking about OS internal feature?

Now, you may have a calculator open in background and use keyboard to switch between OS and Calc.

I think, something like a keyboard shortcut to open external (configurable) app could do the trick faster.

Is it somehow important that it should be evoked by mouse?

bryan_lagrange

I am just looking for something within the software so there is no back and forth. 

john_mcclary

I'd rather just type the equation in the dimension and have it give the result. Like SW does so well...

MBartlett21

@bryan_lagrange
With the windows calculater there is an 'always on top' mode that is activated by the popout button to the right of 'Standard'

ilya_baran

Would it solve the problem to have a shortcut key (like CTRL+Enter) that replaces an expression with the result of evaluating it in feature parameters and dimensions?  Implementing a calculator inside Onhsape is a bit out-of-scope.

john_mcclary

I would accept ctrl+enter

owen_sparks

ilya_baran said:

Would it solve the problem to have a shortcut key (like CTRL+Enter) that replaces an expression with the result of evaluating it in feature parameters and dimensions?  Implementing a calculator inside Onhsape is a bit out-of-scope.

Like that idea

Owen S.