Altium Designer Documentation
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System Query Functions
Trigonometry Functions
ATAN
Created: September 05, 2015 | Updated: August 13, 2021
| Applies to versions: 15.1, 16.0, 16.1, 17.0, 17.1, 18.0, 18.1, 19.0, 19.1, 20.0, 20.1 and 20.2
Now reading version 20.1. For the latest, read: ATAN for version 21
Parent page: System Query Functions - Trigonometry Functions
Summary
Returns a (real) number whose value is equal to the angle of the inverse tangent of the number specified by the parameter's numeric value; that angle is in units of radians (and not degrees).
Syntax
ATAN(X : Number / Numeric_String) : Number
Example Usage
ATAN(0)
Returns 0.
ATAN(1)
Returns 0.7854.
ATAN(2.5)
Returns 1.1903.