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My thoughts exactly when I proposed it...

Y'all so crazy!

Seriously though, thanks. I can eyeball square and rectangular pans pretty easily, but sometimes I want to use my round ones. For one thing they make a nicer presentation -- you know, for those fancy casserole occasions.

Well, you can play with this one:
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/ccc ... sp=sharing

Note that it is shared, if two people use it at the same time, pandemonium!! There is a drop-down for you pan shape. Square is Rectangular You can also export the sheet as excel, etc. for your private use. The strip-y cells can't be changed.

Thanks Paul, I added columns for my most used pans and both up and down and saved it. So thanks again to both you and Becky.

Note that the spreadsheet is shared, so someone could undo or alter your changes. You might want to save it as a copy or export it if you want it to live long-term.

What would be the formula for converting my 9"x13" to this...?

Thanks Paul, I did save it. I left my additions in case other folks might find it useful, but I have what I need. Copied the formulas as well, just in case. Thanks again.

Cute...Fill it with water, pour water into measuring cup, and convert volume into cubic inches

Well, you would have to do a volume calculation (*) instead of area. Take the scaling factors (which are actually areas) and multiple by the desired height of the product. Do this in centimeters is best; what you have at the end is millliters (one cubic cm is one mL). Now put your castle on a scale and tare it out. Fill with water, and measure in kg; this is how many liters your castle holds. Multiple by 1000 to get mL. You can now easily convert your flat pan scaling to scale your castle.


PK

(*) technically you should be doing a volume any, since pans have sloping sides and it does affect the calculation, but for flat-land it is a fine approximation)
(**) Yes, I think about these things

EDIT: Dammit, frank beat me to it. I was reducing the procedure too much!