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Zen08 · 2 years ago

Cool...great tips!

Cherian · 2 years ago

Thank you very much. I appreciate the useful hints.

I am following the very simple explanation from you.

Of practical difficulites are still with me because Iam just trying to understand the concepts of autocad.

I opened the window picked up a line command, clicked on the drawing area, entered 0,0 to get the point of origin, oops! the line is pulling downward to the left hand corner of the window. It is not making a staight line or a point where I want it to start

I will try again

Thanks for the lucid explanatoins

Cherian

Mike Browning · 2 years ago

Can Autocad display actual "dimensions" as coordinates?

ie. 5.25", 2.10-------------

where 5.25" is x dimension, and 2.10" is y dim.

Hannah · 2 years ago

Hi, I have problem to displaying the coordinates E and N. Is there a way to display both by clicking at the same time?
Thanks

Hugh Compton · 2 years ago

Mike
This isn't a CORE component of AutoCAD. You can get around this by doing the following:
1) Draw a Point (use POINT on the command line).
2) Use the FIELD command.
3) Select "Object" from the first list.
4) Select the "select object" icon
5) Select the point. Then select "position" from the second pull down. Now click ok and select where you'd like your coordinate to appear.
Note that if you move the point then the coordinate text automatically updates to reflect the new position.
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Hugh Compton · 2 years ago

Hannah
See my post above only before clicking OK go to "Click Additional Format". Here you can enter a prefix, suffix etc etc.
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Tracy Lincoln · 2 years ago

Entering a prefix of * allows a user who has a non-WCS to enter absolute WCS coordinates at any time.

Orhan Toker · 2 years ago

Thanks for tip tracy.

Thomas · 2 years ago

(I wonder why the question i asked dispears..... so i ask again... )
Hi, for a coordinates, say (2,0), does that mean the line is 2 DWG units to the right?

Orhan Toker · 2 years ago

2,0 means x value = 2, Y value =0. But if you use @ char front of 2,0 (e.g. @2,0 ) means 2 dwg unit right.

kevin barton · 2 years ago

okay - absolute and ralative co-ordinates are fine, but why won't autocad let you use relative anges, only absolute?
If I've drawn a polyline segment at an angle that I don't know, why can't I type @<43 to lock me into 43degrees relative to the last line segment.
Of course, if I was doing lots of 43degree relative angles, i could set it in polar tracking (F10) and select the relative angle option, but for the occasional known angle, it would be very handly and seems so obvious I can't believe there's not a way.
what did people do before polar tracking? laboriously construct it.

Mandeo Yadav · 2 years ago

Dear sir,
Presently I'm working with Lafarge South Africa Cement Plant, Lichtenburg. Basically I’m a mechanical engineer. I'm very much interested to learn Auto CAD drawing. Latter on I'm planning to set up my own business in the area of auto cad drawing and design.
I read your articles on auto cad. These are very much interesting. I'm very much impressed. I'll continue reading and learning through your articles. Since I'm a beginner, I don't have any comments to mention.
Please advise me the way to move ahead for setting up my own business.
Rest in the next mail.
With kind regards,
Yadav Mandeo

Randy · 2 years ago

I've done lots of manual drafting. But converting from boardwork to the computer has been very challenging. I understand the coordinates I think, but my lines don't seem to end up where I would like them to.

Prashant · 1 year ago

I have one excel file of 13,000 xy coordinate.. I want to draw 25dia circle at each poit. can you suggest me how??

mitra · 1 year ago

I am having 650 points in 3D. i need to display the x,y,z of all the points. using "FIELD" option i have to select every point individually to display their x,y,z.is there any other option to select them all at a time and display their x,y,z?
again, if i am having a large nos of digits arranged in column or row form in the Autocad drawing, is there any option so that i can directly copy them and paste them in the excel so that every digit is placed in individula cell in the excel?

utku · 1 year ago

Orhan bey iyi gunler 3 boyutlu çizimde komut satırına 2 açı ve uzunluk vererek çizgi çizdirebiliyor muyuz? 2 boyuttaki @200<30 gibi mesela. 2 gundur arıyorum ancak hala bulamadım yardım edebilirseniz sevinirim.

(Belki özlem giderirsiniz diye Türkçe yazdım:))

Orhan Toker · 1 year ago

Merhaba Utku,

Elbette iki açı ve bir uzunluk verebilirsiniz. Buna küresel koordinat girişi deniyor. Verdiğiniz 1. açı XY düzleminde 2. açı XZ düzlemindedir. Kullanılışı;

@30<45<100 dür.

Sevgiler,

MEGHA · 1 year ago

hello!sir.
i have problem to draw a cordinate drawing in auto cad.i m working in international company in U.A.E.i m auto cad draftsman.but i don't know how to draw cordinates drawing.i already read your 1st lecture.but what about next lession???please give me an information about your 2nd lession.
sir, also i would like to know about autocad drawing.and put cordinates in ready autocad drawing.please give me some suggetion.

MedB · 1 year ago

how can i use node points for creating lines

Orhan Toker · 1 year ago

If you have node points already, you can use line command with NODE osnap.

Kamal · 11 months ago

Dear Sir
I am a Civil Engineer working in UK.I have a problem with auto cad. I prepared the drawing in model space in coordinate system. then I opened a layout and set up the drawing for print when I come back model space again my drawing is out of my coordinate system which is in different coordinate system.Could you explain the reson.
Thanks
Kamal

Orhan Toker · 11 months ago

Hello Kamal,

Probably you are moving your model in modelview window. Please use only zoom and pan commands in modelview windows.

Regards

shivan · 11 months ago

Hi ,

I am shivan working in water feature project in UAE .. please guide me how to show co-ordination point in darwing ... currently iam using from dimesnion tool Ordinate command... but this is not suffciient to use this becaz i need both suh as North and east point ..

please mail me

by
shivan

doaa · 9 months ago

yes i want the same thing plz as shivan said

arrey · 8 months ago

i thank all of u for this

Durgesh · 8 months ago

How can I change excel xyz coordinate data to insert in autocad

ignitor · 8 months ago

Hallo, very nice explanations. Do anyone knows what are the maximum phyisical coordinate values in acad units that can be applyed and that autocad can handle, i understand that there is no border in the model space but there must be some limitations due to system number-handling capabilities.  Then regarding the precission, on 32 bit and 64 bit systems respectively. Any answer would be appreciated.

Suhail · 6 months ago

gr8 work ..

mortada · 6 months ago

hi
i am asking for method to draw multi point from garmine gps (as example) in one go way
thanks