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Calculator
At a glance
- A themed desk calculator available in every workspace — and from inside any numeric input
- Functions, powers, and constants beyond what dimension fields accept
- Launched from a value field, Use drops the result straight back into the input
- Degrees/radians aware for trig
JetCad3 keeps a desk calculator built in so quick shop math never means reaching for your phone.
In GcodePilot it sits right on the toolbar (default shortcut c) as a movable window you can leave
open while you work. Value prompts that show a calculator icon beside the input — like GcodePilot's
set/increment axis prompts — open it in a second mode with Cancel and Use buttons: work out
the number, hit Use, and the result lands back in the field for you to confirm.
Beyond the dimension fields
Dimension inputs across JetCad3 already evaluate basic math — + − × ÷, parentheses, and unit
suffixes like in and mm. The calculator picks up where they stop: powers (^), square and cube
roots, factorial (!), percent, ln/log/exp/abs, the constants π and e, and the full set of
trig functions (sin cos tan asin acos atan) with a Deg/Rad toggle so 45 means 45 degrees when
you want it to. The mode you pick is remembered between sessions.
Views and keyboard entry
Two layouts toggle and persist: Compact, a plain four-column pad, and Scientific, which
adds the function block. Every button is also a live hotkey while the calculator has focus — digits
and operators type straight in, Enter is equals, Backspace deletes, c clears, and Escape
closes (or cancels, when launched from an input). Buttons flash as you type so you can see the
keystrokes register. The whole thing is drawn with the app's theme tokens, so it matches whatever
look you've picked in Themes.