topic Re: DI in CUI in AutoCAD Architecture Forum

DI in CUI

-Ryan- — Mon, 06 Mar 2017 20:04:06 GMT

Where would I find the DI, distance command, in the CUI. I found MEASUREGEOM, but I then have to select Distance to use the feature. I'm wanting to assign DI to a function key, so I can just press F7 to start the command. I've attached the CUI as a pic for distance.

Re: DI in CUI

leothebuilder — Mon, 06 Mar 2017 22:20:34 GMT

MEASUREGEOM _distance is the command which will give you options to measure a distance, angle, volume etc.

Just enter it at the command line and see the result.

Re: DI in CUI

-Ryan- — Mon, 06 Mar 2017 22:53:05 GMT

Thanks, that worked. I typed measure distance in CUI. Then added to keyboard shortcuts.

Re: DI in CUI

David_W_Koch — Tue, 07 Mar 2017 01:23:16 GMT

That is nice, until you want to hit the Space Bar or press Enter to repeat the command; then you have to choose distance again, which I find annoying, as I often repeat that command multiple times when I use it at all. The command for the "old" distance command is DIST. I do not believe that was available as a command in the CUIX, so I ended up creating a command for it in a custom partial CUIX file I use for my personal custom things. (And then added it to my QAT, right next to the MEASUREGEOM tool (for those times when I want the extra bells and whistles that command offers).

Re: DI in CUI

leothebuilder — Tue, 07 Mar 2017 01:46:34 GMT

I have a similar solution for the old DIST command using lisp and shortcut DD in my pgp file

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Re: DI in CUI

-Ryan- — Tue, 07 Mar 2017 02:57:21 GMT

"That is nice, until you want to hit the Space Bar or press Enter to repeat the command; then you have to choose distance again, which I find annoying"

This is true. I've purchased the Logitech G602 gaming mouse to assign the most used, two or more letter commands at the touch of a button.