Hello All,
In ACA, offset command, I can enter 3/2 on the command line to get a result of 1.5 offset. If I enter 3.5/2 on command line, it won't give me 1.75.
Am I not inputing this correctly? My math skills are ancient. Trying to multiply doesn't work either, like 3*2.
Can anyone tell me what I'm doing wrong or a setting I need to change?
Thanks,
Tom
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Solved by David_W_Koch. Go to Solution.
AutoCAD will not accept decimals when keying in a fractional amount. For your example, enter 35/20, and you will get 1.75.
I am not aware that multiplication was ever a direct key-in option (vague memories of the tablet menu having an asterisk in the numeric input section try to solidify but vanish before fully forming). You can use a LISP expression: (* 2 3). Typing 'QC should bring up the QuickCalc dialog, which will allow a multitude of calculator-like expressions to be entered to generate a numeric response on the Command: line.
If you want to stay on the Command: line, typing 'CAL and then pressing the Space Bar or ENTER key, followed by 2*3 and Space Bar/ENTER key will also work.
Thanks, David,
I never did math on the command line before, after all these years I never needed to. Your suggestions are working great. There is always something for me to learn everyday.
Thanks again,
Tom