Improved round() function

[ihiengdept]

Improved behaviour & functionality of "round", "roundup","rounddown" functions. round() does not work in a parameter list because it expects something unitless. The only solution appears to be to create several user parameters for each step. i.e this is what my user parameters are like:

p1(in)=round(value/ 1 in)*1in

if I use isolate as suggested by someone else I only could get it working with extra parameters:
p1(in)=Value
p2(ul)=round(isolate(p1;in;ul))
p3(in)=p2*1 in

It's messy, hard to read, east to make mistakes in a large formula.

Round also does not allow you to choose # of decimal places to round to. The above method can be modified for this case as well, but it would be much easier if round allowed more inputs: For example:

round(Value;unit to round in;position from decimal to round at)
round(12.3456 in; in; -1) = 12.3 in
or
round(12.3456 in;mm;-1)= 313.6 mm

or

round(12.3456 in;in;1)= 10 in

round(12.3456 in;in;0)= 12 in

round(12.3456 in;in)= 12 in

round(12.3456 in)= 12 in

[mrattray]

Not that this is really a solution for you, but iLogic's round functions are much more versatile. Perhaps you could employ them to help?

I prefer to write any complex formula in an iLogic rule, myself.

[ihiengdept]

Thanks for the tip.  I don't use iLogic much (and it would be nice to have an improved function anyway), but I'll keep it in mind for the complex stuff.

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