Heinrich wrote:Is there a way to draw lines at specific angles while using Dir. Dist.? I know you can use Rel. Polar, but doing mostly floor plans with right angles it really is faster fo me to use Dir. Dist.. Thanks.
-Redd
Hi, Redd -
I too am an Acad user (V9 through V2006 - not by total choice, but by paycheck-necessity!).
There is no equivalent to what Acad allows (with the relative input) other than RelPolar. This is just one of those situations where Dcad's speed/functionality is different (NOT better!!!) than Acad's.
(Side note to Neil - Acad will allow you to input a distance and indicate the angle by adding a "<" before the degrees that you want it to go to - since Acad doesn't distinguish between different ways to input distances like Dcad does. IE. @12'<345 tells Acad that you want the next line to be based relative to the last point entered and that you want it to extend 12 feet at an angle of 345 degrees. A command of @12',8' will draw a line relative to the last point entered 12 feet in the "X" direction and 8 feet in the "Y" direction.)
The great functionality about Dcad is that a few whack's (thanks, Jim Horecka for that euphanism!!) on the "Insert" key will get you to RelPolar, and another quick ones will get you back to DirDist. The best of both worlds!!!
HTH