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Area Parameter in imperial dimensions

Jochen Suehlo
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I want to create a number parameter in which I want to enter a target area value. However, the value should not be entered in square metres but in square feet. How do I do this? Real number does not work.

Jochen Suehlo . AC12-27 . MAC OSX 14.4 . WIN11
GDL object creation: b-prisma.de
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Barry Kelly
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There are no area parameters in GDL, so you would have to use a real number.

But for calculations you will have to convert square feet to square meters = SQR feet x 0.09290304

 

Barry.

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Barry Kelly
Moderator

There are no area parameters in GDL, so you would have to use a real number.

But for calculations you will have to convert square feet to square meters = SQR feet x 0.09290304

 

Barry.

One of the forum moderators.
Versions 6.5 to 27
i7-10700 @ 2.9Ghz, 32GB ram, GeForce RTX 2060 (6GB), Windows 10
Lenovo Thinkpad - i7-1270P 2.20 GHz, 32GB RAM, Nvidia T550, Windows 11