Writing Special Characters

Special characters can be used in dimension text. When setting the dimension text location, you can change the text itself.

Text Input - click this icon to write special characters directly from the window.

The following special characters are always available:


If you use a US keyboard, you can use the following keys:


Mathematic Expressions

If you need to specify a numeric value, you can enter a number or a mathematic expression. If either the expression or number contains errors or invalid characters, a warning message is displayed.

Mathematic expressions can contain the following operators:

Numbers and variables can be written in brackets or parentheses with unlimited insertion levels.


Mathematic expressions can also contain the following functions:

You must enclose arguments in brackets or parentheses. Trigonometric function arguments are entered in degrees.

Example of correct expression: 1+2*sin(30)+2*(2^2+sqrt(9))

The result is 16.

Calculator - CAL, Shift + F9

Enter and solve mathematic expressions.