Tag Archives: Unit conversion

Scipy Functions with Excel and pyxll 5 – Evaluate with Units

Posted on 27/12/2023 by dougaj4

The Scipy series continues with the py_EvalU spreadsheet included in the download file: py_SciPy.zip The spreadsheet and associated Python packages have had significant edits since the first post in this series, so please download the latest file. Details of the … Continue reading →

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Extracting text from an Internet table

Posted on 11/12/2020 by dougaj4

For use in my Units spreadsheet (Units4Excel) I want to extract the unit conversion values from the comprehensive Wikipedia unit conversion table. On Wikipedia the table looks like this: and when copied and pasted as Unicode text into Excel, like … Continue reading →

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Evaluating text – update

Posted on 28/06/2014 by dougaj4

One disadvantage of the spreadsheet style interface is that even simple formulae are difficult to check.  For instance, the deflection of a cantilever loaded at the end is given by: F*L^3/(3*E*I) which is much easier to read than the Excel … Continue reading →

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Feet and inches, and other units

Posted on 31/05/2014 by dougaj4

Following a query at Eng-tips I have had a look at options in Excel for converting metres to feet and inches, with the inches displayed as a fraction rather than a decimal. Converting from metres to feet or inches is … Continue reading →

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Daily Download 24: Units for Excel

Posted on 11/10/2012 by dougaj4

The Units4Excel spreadsheet provides: User Defined Functions (UDFs) to convert between any listed units, including compound SI units. A UDF to evaluate any function entered as text, including evaluation of input and output units. Recognition of all standard SI prefixes. An … Continue reading →

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