Calculated Industries CONSTRUCTION MASTER IV User Manual page 9

[Diag] — Diagonal Key
Enters or calculates the common or
diagonal leg (hypotenuse) of a right
triangle. Typical applications are
"squaring" slabs or finding common
rafter lengths.
[Conv] [Diag] — Raked Walls
This function finds the decreasing
stud sizes in a raked wall based on
computed or entered values for
pitch, rise and/or run. Repeated
presses display stud sizes from
longest to shortest.
The on-center spacing of a raked
wall can be permanently stored by
entering a dimension prior to solv-
ing for stud sizes (12 [Inch] [Conv]
[Diag]). Default on-center spacing
is 16 inches (Metric Mode: 600 mm).
[Hip/V] — Hip/Valley Rafter Key
Finds the regular or irregular hip/
valley rafter length. If an irregular
pitch is entered, the irregular hip/
valley rafter length is displayed,
otherwise the regular (45º) hip/
valley rafter length is displayed.
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