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Squaring Variable expression or how to square a number in onshape
jonah_mack964
Member Posts: 4 ✭
been stuck on this for ages - I cant seem to get this variable expression to work and despite asking LLMs for help on the topic they also seem to be unsure as to why it doesnt work - i have tried making them unitless too but the expression just doenst seem to work. any help appreciated
full expression is:
sqrt((#upper_x**2) + (#upper_y**2))
but no matter how i seem to try ad write the experession i get a syntax error
edit: changed title for better search results
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It's because the values have units, so you are creating mm^2
Try: sqrt((#upper_x/mm)^2 + (#upper_y/mm)^2) * mm
hmm, actually Neil, the sqrt cancels out the square returning the units to the proper mm.
but the "**2" syntax is wrong. for square, use "^2"
@jelte_steur814 is correct — sqrt(#upper_x^2 + #upper_y^2) should work with units. Even better is hypot(#upper_x, #upper_y).
thanks both for the answers - i did soon find this out after the post and was able to get the correct output
the ai overview response suggested the use of "**" to square numbers - hopefully the above will provide a quick search result for others
I would recommend trying out Onshape's own AI Advisor, which should not provide misleading information the way a "generic" google search does…
https://learn.onshape.com/pages/ai-advisor
Side note, this should be way easier to find!