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10.6 Dealing with units
Sometimes a channel used for a calculation is in a different unit as required for the calculation.
For example if the user set ft/sec^2 as acceleration metric, but the calculation requires g’s.
You can force an automatic unit conversion by using the unit converter operator.
Example 6: Automatic unit conversions
? Enter vehicle weight in lb = m
F = m * ACCEL{g}
The curly braces { } around the desired unit after a channel name recalculates that channel
temporarily to the new unit.
Once a channel is converted, you can’t convert it again in the same calculation. The converted
channel will be used for the rest of the calculation and further {}’s after a channel name will be
ignored.
If a question for a channel name is asked from the user, the automatic unit conversion can also
be invoked to make sure the channel is in the correct units for the calculation.
?i Enter your acceleration channel = a{g}
This recalculates the acceleration channel into gs temporarily.
If the unit conversion requested is unknown to LogWorks, a dialog box will pop up that asks how
to convert the unit:
The formula uses ‘ou’ as placeholder for the original unit.
Enter the formula and the calculation will proceed.
For details on the unit conversion, see chapter 8 How LogWorks unit conversions work.