The following applies to the development of Trace. These should provide guidance to the ethos behind the platform.

• Where possible, the full equation is to be written out, except where:
  • Empirical relationships exist / lookup tables are required; or
  • the full equation is difficult to read as an inline function.
• Units (eg 10 m²,Q=2) are presented as custom formatting with the cell.
• All losses are to be shown as negative numbers.
• Blank Calculation Sheets and Standard Calculation Sheets are to be printable with a layout suitable for fitting to standard paper sizes.
• All sheets are to have a standard header block layout.
• User input elements are to be clearly denoted by the Trace Input Style.

Read more about Trace Styles.