pyyeti.nastran.bulk.format_float8

pyyeti.nastran.bulk.format_float8(value)

Format a float in Nastran 8 fixed-field syntax using max precision.

Parameters:

value (float) – The value to be formatted

Returns:

field (str) – The formatted value.

Examples

>>> from pyyeti import nastran
>>> print(nastran.format_float8(1.0))
      1.
>>> print(nastran.format_float8(1.2345678))
1.234568
>>> print(nastran.format_float8(-123456.78))
-123457.
>>> print(nastran.format_float8(12345678.0))
1.2346+7
>>> print(nastran.format_float8(-12345678.0))
-1.235+7