Contents - Table Of Contents
- Table Of Contents
- Table Of Contents
- Table Of Contents
- Table Of Contents
- GETTING STARTED
- Memory and Storage Functions
- Recall ® Key
- Weight Keys
- Construction Project Keys
- Column/Cone Key
- Polygon Key
- Right Triangle/Roof Framing Keys
- Hip/Valley and Jack Rafter Keys
- Rake-Wall Function
- Roof Materials/Covering Keys
- Studs
- ENTERING DIMENSIONS
- SETTING FRACTIONAL RESOLUTION
- Setting Fixed/Constant Fractional Resolution
- CONVERSIONS (LINEAR, AREA, VOLUME)
- Converting Fractional Inches to Decimal Inches
- PERFORMING BASIC MATH WITH DIMENSIONS
- Percentage Calculations
- Basic Cumulative Memory (M+)
- PAPERLESS TAPE OPERATION
- EXAMPLES – USING THE CONSTRUCTION MASTER PRO
- Window Measurement
- AREA CALCULATIONS
- VOLUME CALCULATIONS
- Volume of a Cylinder
- WEIGHT/VOLUME CONVERSIONS
- Number of Blocks, Based on Calculated Area
- Number of Blocks, Based on Calculated Perimeter
- Number of "Face" Bricks
- BOARD FEET – LUMBER ESTIMATION
- CIRCLE AND ARC CALCULATIONS
- Arc Calculations – Arc Length and Diameter Known
- Arched/Circular Rake-Walls – Chord Length and Segment Rise Known
- Arched Windows
- COMPOUND MITER
- CONCRETE/PAVING
- Concrete Columns
- Complex Concrete Volume
- Polygon, Finding Angles Based on Entered Radius and Number of Sides
- Squaring-up a Foundation
- Number of Drywall Sheets for a Given Area
- GRADE/SLOPE
- RIGHT TRIANGLE AND ROOF FRAMING EXAMPLES
- Roof Framing Definitions
- Degree of Pitch
- Common Rafter Length
- Angle and Diagonal (Hypotenuse)
- Sheathing Cut
- Jack Rafters – Using Other Than 16 Inch On-Center Spacing
- On-Center Spacing Maintained
- Irregular Hip/Valley and Jack Rafters – Ascending, with Jacks Mating at Hip/Valley
- Rake-Wall – No Base
- Rake-Wall – With Base
- ROOFING MATERIALS
- Roof Covering – Entering Rise, Run (No Pitch) and Area
- STAIR LAYOUT EXAMPLES
- Stairs – Given Only Floor-to-Floor Rise
- Stairs – Given Only the Run
- Stairs – Given Rise and Run
- Stairs – Given Rise and Run, Using "Riser Limited" Function for Code Restrictions
- Baluster Spacing
- BASIC D:M:S AND TRIGONOMETRY EXAMPLES
- TRIGONOMETRIC FUNCTIONS
- Converting Percent Grade to D:M:S
- Angle – Rise and Hypotenuse Known
- APPENDIX A – DEFAULT SETTINGS
- APPENDIX B – PREFERENCE SETTINGS
- How to Set Preferences
- Accessing Preference Settings
- APPENDIX C – CARE INSTRUCTIONS
- APPENDIX D – IMPORTANT NOTES FOR OWNERS OF PREVIOUS CONSTRUCTION MASTERS
- APPENDIX E – ACCURACY/ERRORS, AUTO SHUT-OFF BATTERIES, RESET
- BATTERIES
- APPENDIX F – AREA/VOLUME FORMULAS
- SURFACE AREA/VOLUME FORMULAS
- REPAIR AND RETURN
- WARRANTY
- INDEX
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USER’S GUIDE — 3GETTING STARTED ..........................................................................8KEY DEFINITIONS .........................................................................8Basic Operation Keys ..................................................................8Convert Ç Key –Unit Conversions and Second Functions ....8Memory and Storage Functions...................................................9Recall ® Key...........................................................................10Dimensional Measurement Unit Keys........................................10Area and Volume Keys ( NOT AVAILABLE ON TRIG MODEL #4080) ....11Weight Keys ...............................................................................12Construction Project Keys..........................................................13Block/Brick Keys ( NOT AVAILABLE ON TRIG MODEL #4080)..............13Circular/Arc Function Keys ........................................................13Column/Cone Key......................................................................15Compound Miter/Crown Moulding Keys ....................................15Drywall Keys (NOT AVAILABLE ON TRIG MODEL #4080)....................16Footing Keys (NOT AVAILABLE ON TRIG MODEL #4080) ...................16Polygon Key...............................................................................16Right Triangle/Roof Framing Keys.............................................17Hip/Valley and Jack Rafter Keys................................................18Rake-Wall Function....................................................................20Roof Materials/Covering Keys ...................................................21Stair Key ....................................................................................21Studs ..........................................................................................23Trigonometric Keys (TRIG #4080 AND DESKTOP #44080MODELS ONLY) ...........................................................................23ENTERING DIMENSIONS ............................................................25Entering Linear Dimensions.......................................................25Entering Square/Cubic Dimensions ...........................................25SETTING FRACTIONAL RESOLUTION.......................................27Setting Fraction Resolution –Using the PreferenceSetting Mode...........................................................................27Setting Fraction Resolution –Using Ç ..................................28Converting Fractional Value to Different Resolution ..................28Setting Fixed/Constant Fractional Resolution............................29CONVERSIONS (LINEAR, AREA, VOLUME) ..............................30Linear Conversions ....................................................................30Converting Feet-Inch-Fractions to Decimal Feet .......................30Converting Decimal Feet to Feet-Inch-Fractions .......................30Converting Fractional Inches to Decimal Inches .......................31TABLE OF CONTENTS
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