display relative coords???
I'm using 2008 - in the olden days F6 toggled between coords off, on - absolute and on - relative.
How do I get relative coords to display in the status bar during a command?
If I right click the status bar coords box it gives me the off or absolute options but relative is greyed out
COORDS system variable 1 or 2 makes no difference ?
I know about dynamic input displayed at the cross hairs but I have that nonsence switched off ;)
:)
Re: display relative coords???
Try setting DYNPICOORDS = 0. Then start (say) the Line command, pick the start point then right-click the coordinate display and pick Relative.
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oooh vey cleber!! that was annoying me too. Fankoo Jabs :)
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tracy.findlater
oooh vey cleber!! that was annoying me too. Fankoo Jabs :)
I read the question, looked in Help, experimented. ~shrug~
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Right-click on the coordinates in the status bar while in a command that can use relative coordinates, for example, the line command. Then you will see relative or absolute as one of your choices. Also you can pick (left-click) on the coordinates in the status bar to toggle between the options that apply to your current command.
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jaberwok
I read the question, looked in Help, experimented. ~shrug~
thats what I did too, but it seems it doesn't work with rectangle command ~shrug~
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Forsh
thats what I did too, but it seems it doesn't work with rectangle command ~shrug~
That's because of the way RECTANGLE works. Unfortunately when asking for the 2nd point it doesn't use the 1st point as a reference. It has some other form of obtaining a point which doesn't comply with the same thing in (say) the LINE command.
The RECT can only allow absolute coords or coords off.:cry:
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Civil Engineers and Surveyors use them all the time.
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irneb
That's because of the way RECTANGLE works. Unfortunately when asking for the 2nd point it doesn't use the 1st point as a reference. It has some other form of obtaining a point which doesn't comply with the same thing in (say) the LINE command.
The RECT can only allow absolute coords or coords off.:cry:
but you can still use @dX,dY.
:don't cry: