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Enter boundaries in bearing & distance

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Topic: Enter boundaries in bearing & distance
Posted By: Mairaj
Subject: Enter boundaries in bearing & distance
Date Posted: 15.Jul.2011 at 07:52
First you need to set the appropriate units in the DDUNITS command.  Set the angular units to 'Surveyor', then choose the direction button and make sure that 'Angle Direction' = east, 'Rotation' = counter clockwise. Even though you have set to Surveyors Units it won't work right unless set this way.

Then using the LINE or PLINE command you enter the calls as relative polar coordinates.

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Start Point: (Pick One)
Next Point: @123.45<N45D30'15"E
Next Point: @234.56<S25D10'10"W

Notice the syntax for the relative polar coordinate. You put the @ sign first, which means relative to the last point.  Next comes the distance. Last is the bearing. Its enclosed in the quadrant NE, NW, SE, SW, note the use of letter D to indicate the degrees.

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Posted By: John Connor
Date Posted: 15.Jul.2011 at 12:54
What is the purpose of posting all of these "Tips and Tricks" here?  If you are running an AutoCAD help site why not just say so?

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Posted By: Quagga
Date Posted: 15.Jul.2011 at 17:38
He may also be a spammer John.

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Posted By: John Connor
Date Posted: 15.Jul.2011 at 19:15
Spammers are like hemorrhoids...a big PITA!  The dude should get a girlfriend.  That will keep him plenty busy.

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Posted By: Cad64
Date Posted: 16.Jul.2011 at 02:08
Yet another direct quote from the Dotsoft website: http://www.dotsoft.com/acadtips.htm" rel="nofollow - http://www.dotsoft.com/acadtips.htm . 3rd one today. Scroll down to the "Construct/Draw" section.

This guy is a big PITA. We should get Vlad to change his username. LOL


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