How To Calculate The Sides of a Octagon Using Windows Calculator with extreme precision.

Instructions: Very simple to use. Every time you make a change in any of the fields, the other fields are updated accordingly. The results are rounded to the nearest 1/16".

Octagon Layout Calculator
by Joe Barta - jbarta@apk.net

WHAT IS IT?
It's a carpenter's aid for laying out a perfect octagon. Seeing as it's tolerance is to the nearest 1/16", it's no good for small projects such as jewelry boxes. I had in mind gazebos when I wrote it.

HOW ACCURATE IS IT?
Well, like I said above, results are rounded to the nearest 1/16". Plenty accurate for framing purposes.