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jdesai-21-Visitor
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April 30, 2018
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How do you put the calculations at the back in an Appendix, and still have MC function as usual.

  • April 30, 2018
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Hello,

I have some detailed 2 or 3 page calculations that yield a final stress number. I want to put these detailed calculations at the back of the .mcdx in an Appendix on page 5 or page 6. I would like to keep the end result i.e. the stress on page 1  sort of like this..

S=10ksi    (for details please refer to Appendix A on pages 6 thru 😎

 

I would like S=10ksi value to change if I change something in the Appendix on pages 6 thru 8. Sort of reverse of what happens in a regular .mcdx file where the calculations are before the final value.

 

Is this possible? Any ideas?

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jdesai-21-VisitorAuthor
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April 30, 2018

Hmmmm! Everybody stumped??

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LucMeekes23-Emerald IV
23-Emerald IV
April 30, 2018

One option would be to make the variable S a global variable. But that is a PITA because it ripples down to all variables needed to calculate S: they must be global as well (Don't know if Prime supports globals at all.).

The other option is to put your appendix in a separate file, that you reference at the beginning of your (main) worksheet, or at least before you need to display S's value. In that way no globals are required.

 

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Luc

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jdesai-21-VisitorAuthor
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April 30, 2018

Thanks Luc,

What is a PITA? Could you please give me a small example of a global variable.

 

I like the idea of a separate file, but how would I reference it? Another small example would be very helpful

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Fred_Kohlhepp23-Emerald I
23-Emerald I
April 30, 2018

A global variable (available as an operator in Prime) is a three-line equals sign.  When you define it, it becomes available for calculation anywhere in the sheet, no matter where on the sheet you define it.  I like Luc's other suggestion better.

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