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In Prime 10 we could also use the Linefeed character #10 to create a multi-line string.
But as Stuart noted in a thread not that long ago this was broken in Prime 11 and another character code has to be used instead of 10 (I forgot which one).
So I guess to be on the safe it might be better to simply use two matrix rows. Which we could get rid of the nasty looking quotation marks:
Prime 10 sheet attached
Unfortunately Prime still does not allow to choose units inside of a matrix, so we can't show kN or KN'm inside of the matrix.
We can only change the unit after the matrix in the appropriate place holder, which looks a bit strange
and also does not allow to add a header line.
So the best we can achieve is by stripping the units and adding the unit information in the header:
Another option would be to use an embedded Excel component. Because Excel does not support units you are again forced to display unit-less numbers and name the units in the header, but you have all of Excel's formatting capabilities (like colors, different typefaces, conditional formatting, etc.) at your disposal. You have to decide if the display of some values would justify the effort.
Prime 10 sheet attached
@StuartBruff wrote:
Does the Prime 11 Custom Units options allow the user to set, say, kN as the base unit?
Stuart
Yes, custom units in Prime 11 can solve this problem. We can set kN as base unit for force.
It took some time to get the desired kN*m.
The custom units are not very flexible and we can only select the base unit for a dimension from a list of preset units.
To get the kN*m it was necessary to delete the dimension "energy" and add the dimension "torque", where kN*m is offered for selection.
That way we can display the matrix with the desired units and can easily add a header line:
So once @IA_12699372 updates to Prime 11 or higher, this is an additional way to solve the problem with the added benefit that any force would be displayed in kN and every torque (and also ever energy) value in kN*m without the need to change the unit manually every time.
On the other hand, a table with unitless values might be clearer and less confusing to look at anyway.
A compromise might be a nested matrix
but now after creating it I must confess that I don't like it that much 🙂
In Prime 10 we could also use the Linefeed character #10 to create a multi-line string.
But as Stuart noted in a thread not that long ago this was broken in Prime 11 and another character code has to be used instead of 10 (I forgot which one).
So I guess to be on the safe it might be better to simply use two matrix rows. Which we could get rid of the nasty looking quotation marks:
Prime 10 sheet attached
@StuartBruff wrote:
@Werner_E wrote:
In Prime 10 we could also use the Linefeed character #10 to create a multi-line string.
But as Stuart noted in a thread not that long ago this was broken in Prime 11 and another character code has to be used instead of 10 (I forgot which one).
Clue: ISTR you mentioning it being the same as one of your (Austrian) emergency telephone numbers.
Stuart
Ah, yes. Now I remember.
Seems to work in Prime 10 AND Prime 11, but we cannot be sure if it will work OK in future versions. Hopefully PTC will fix the #10 issue.
