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daniel.rushton
2009-08-13, 01:03 AM
Hi all, I was wondering if anyone could tell me how to change the Display Coordinates on the Status Bar. My PC currently shows the "Distance and angle disply"(see below) when moving things, but another coworkers doesn't.
I was hoping to fix it for them so they can see how far they are moving things in the status bar without using dynamic input.

The Help screen says as below:-

Display Coordinates on the Status Bar

The current cursor location is displayed as a coordinate value on the status bar.

There are three types of coordinate display: static, dynamic, and distance and angle.

Static display. Updates only when you specify a point.
Dynamic display. Updates as you move the cursor.
Distance and angle display. Updates the relative distance (distance<angle) as you move the cursor. This option is available only when you draw lines or other objects that prompt for more than one point.

Any help would be appreciated, cheers

David.Hoole
2009-08-13, 08:29 AM
Daniel

Check out the system variable COORDS in AutoCAD's on-line help.

Also note that you can change the format of the display by clicking on the coordinate display box itself while being prompted for a next point.