Why when in tangent mode and I enter a distance it sends me off in a totally different direction than I had drawn the line? Do not have this problem when it is not in the tangent mode- driving me crazy
You need to make sure that you have already rotated your cursor to match what you are trying to do in Tangents. Unfortunately DC doesn't change the cursor rotation to match tangents. Make sure you request it as a WishList for the next beta/and/or release candidate!
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Alan T. Hendry, RA
Intel i7-12700F (2.10 GHz) Desktop, 16GB RAM, 1TB SSD, Win 11 Home 64-bit, DC 23 w/ latest beta
Intel i7-10750H (2.6GHz) Laptop, 16GB RAM, 1.5TB HD, Win 11 Home 64-Bit, w/ DC 22, 23 & latest beta
MtnArch wrote:You need to make sure that you have already rotated your cursor to match what you are trying to do in Tangents. Unfortunately DC doesn't change the cursor rotation to match tangents. Make sure you request it as a WishList for the next beta/and/or release candidate!
I am still confused- have been using tangents and directions forever and never ran into this problem - when you are in tangent mode the cursor automatically points in the new tangent direction.
You might check the start angle in your grid settings.
Highest Regards,
Alan T. Hendry, RA
Intel i7-12700F (2.10 GHz) Desktop, 16GB RAM, 1TB SSD, Win 11 Home 64-bit, DC 23 w/ latest beta
Intel i7-10750H (2.6GHz) Laptop, 16GB RAM, 1.5TB HD, Win 11 Home 64-Bit, w/ DC 22, 23 & latest beta
Alan T. Hendry, RA
Intel i7-12700F (2.10 GHz) Desktop, 16GB RAM, 1TB SSD, Win 11 Home 64-bit, DC 23 w/ latest beta
Intel i7-10750H (2.6GHz) Laptop, 16GB RAM, 1.5TB HD, Win 11 Home 64-Bit, w/ DC 22, 23 & latest beta
I tried that - no luck - the off set angle is not consistent - meaning if I change the tangent it also changes the offset - I can't seem to find anything that is consistent or logical with this problem - only thing I can think of is that it is related to the dwg file that was imported.
Hi Rlmorton,
We've had this on and off since v5 believe it or not. It's a hard one to pin down and the importing of DWG files is a likely candidate for the crosshair not going where you direct it to. If you turn off ortho and look at the coordinate readout you can generally get the crosshair to go in the right direction by entering the +/- X and Y values (most of us here use Rel. Cart.). Changing the grid angle settings has no effect. In most instances purging the file will correct this.
We've had this on and off since v5 believe it or not. It's a hard one to pin down and the importing of DWG files is a likely candidate for the crosshair not going where you direct it to. If you turn off ortho and look at the coordinate readout you can generally get the crosshair to go in the right direction by entering the +/- X and Y values (most of us here use Rel. Cart.). Changing the grid angle settings has no effect. In most instances purging the file will correct this.
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Mark Bell
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Australia
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I use Direction / Distance, and when I use Tangents to tilt the cursor, I like to toggle on Show X and Y in the Grids menu. This puts an X and Y next to the cursor. You can also use Show Zero, if you prefer.
This makes it clear what direction is what when the cursor is tilted.
This makes it clear what direction is what when the cursor is tilted.
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