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Valid Formula Syntax and Abbreviations - Revit

This document summarizes valid formulas syntax and abbreviations in three sentences: Formulas support arithmetic operations like addition, subtraction, multiplication, division, exponents, logarithms, and square roots as well as trigonometric functions like sine, cosine, tangent, arcsine, arccosine, and arctangent. It provides examples of using integers, decimals, fractions, and parameters in formulas and describes the round, roundup, and rounddown functions. Comments are included noting that exponentiation represents 10 to the power of x, not e, and parameters are case sensitive in formulas.

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Valid Formula Syntax and Abbreviations - Revit

This document summarizes valid formulas syntax and abbreviations in three sentences: Formulas support arithmetic operations like addition, subtraction, multiplication, division, exponents, logarithms, and square roots as well as trigonometric functions like sine, cosine, tangent, arcsine, arccosine, and arctangent. It provides examples of using integers, decimals, fractions, and parameters in formulas and describes the round, roundup, and rounddown functions. Comments are included noting that exponentiation represents 10 to the power of x, not e, and parameters are case sensitive in formulas.

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Valid Formula Syntax and Abbreviations

Formulas support the following arithmetic operations: addition, subtraction, multiplication, division, exponentiation, logarithms, and square roots. Formulas also support the following trigonometric functions: sine, cosine, tangent, arcsine, arccosine, and arctangent. The valid formula abbreviations for arithmetic operations and trigonometric functions are Addition + Subtraction Multiplication* Division/ Exponentiation^: x^y, x raised to the power of y Logarithmlog Square rootsqrt: sqrt(16) Sinesin Cosinecos Tangenttan Arcsineasin Arccosineacos Arctangentatan 10 raised to an x powerexp(x) Absolute Valueabs Pipi (3.141493...)

You can enter integers, decimals, and fractional values in formulas, using normal mathematical syntax, as shown in the examples below: Length = Height + Width + sqrt(Height*Width) Length = Wall 1 (11000mm)+ Wall 2 (15000mm) Area = Length (500mm) * Width (300mm) Area = pi() * Radius ^ 2 Volume = Length (500mm) * Width (300mm) * Height (800 mm) Width = 100m * cos(angle) x = 2*abs(a) + abs(b/2) ArrayNum = Length/Spacing

You can use the round function for values in formulas. Function syntax Description Examples

round(x)

The round function returns a value rounded to the nearest whole number. It doesn't take into consideration rounding direction. The roundup function returns a value to the largest integral value greater than or equal to x.

round(3.1) = 3 round(3.5) = 4 round(-3.7) = -4 roundup(3) = 3 roundup(3.1) = 4 roundup(-3.7) = 3 rounddown(3) = 3 rounddown(3.7) = 3 rounddown(-3.7) = -4

roundup(x)

rounddown(x)

The rounddown function returns a value to the smallest integral value less than or equal to x.

Parameter names in formulas are case sensitive. For example, if a parameter name begins with a capital letter, such as Width, you must enter it in the formula with an initial capital letter. If you enter it in a formula using lower-case letters instead, for example, width * 2, the software will not recognize the formula.
NoteIt is recommended that you do not use a dash (-) when naming parameters.

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thomkThu Jan 24, 2013 11:18 am"e raised to an x powerexp"

That isn't accurate. It's not 'e' (Euler's number) raised to an x power, it's 10 raised to an x power. If this was accurate, exp(1) would equal 2.71828182846... Instead, in Revit, it equals 10 which is 10^1. pattygaleFri Mar 1, 2013 7:20 amThanks for the correction, thomk. You are absolutely right! I have fixed it in the topic above. Please let us know if your eagle eyes find any more errors or confusions. -- Patty Gale, Autodesk Revit User Assistance Team

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