Hi,

I have a vector of tension & compression values signified by positive or negative values.

I am trying to return the maximum absolute value, regardless of tension or compression. In other words, I need to knock all the minus's off every element in the vector, and then return the Max value in the vector.

Is there a function for this (I can't find one), or how do I implement it quite simply?

I have found and installed customfunctions.dll which gives me better Max / Min functions that work on vectors, but this will still not work for me in this case, as it doesn't account for +ve or -ve.

Anyone got a solution?

Thanks.

try 'absolute value' with the function 'mat2sys' included in customFunctions-plugin

Look at this post to see if it applies to your problem:
Apply a function over an array or vector

Ah, that kind of worked.

Went with: Max(abs(mat2sys(V)))

I'm not familiar with 'systems', so unsure why that works and it doesn't with a matrix as defined. Is that an Smath thing? I don't recall MathCAD doing that.

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Hi,

I have a vector of tension & compression values signified by positive or negative values.

I am trying to return the maximum absolute value, regardless of tension or compression. In other words, I need to knock all the minus's off every element in the vector, and then return the Max value in the vector.

Is there a function for this (I can't find one), or how do I implement it quite simply?

I have found and installed customfunctions.dll which gives me better Max / Min functions that work on vectors, but this will still not work for me in this case, as it doesn't account for +ve or -ve.

Anyone got a solution?

Thanks.

Hi FrugalTPH,

You can find the absolute maximum/minimum value also using the built-in functions (see the attachment).


regards,

w3b5urf3r

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