topic Re: Non-standard Drawing Units Angle Settings Break Angle Measurement in AutoCAD Forum

Non-standard Drawing Units Angle Settings Break Angle Measurement

jeff.lentz — Thu, 03 Oct 2019 19:04:22 GMT

When I set Drawing Units, Direction Control to "North" so 0 degrees will be at the top, subsequent measurements of 90 degree angles report the results as "0 degrees" in both the hovering menu and in the command line. Only the floating measurement within the angle itself correctly reports the angle as 90 degrees.

Re: Non-standard Drawing Units Angle Settings Break Angle Measurement

Anonymous — Thu, 03 Oct 2019 21:28:13 GMT

What version of AutoCAD & on which Windows OS are you running this?

Re: Non-standard Drawing Units Angle Settings Break Angle Measurement

jeff.lentz — Thu, 03 Oct 2019 21:32:00 GMT

AutoCAD 2018.1.2 Update, Version O.161.0.0

Windows 10

Re: Non-standard Drawing Units Angle Settings Break Angle Measurement

Alfred.NESWADBA — Thu, 03 Oct 2019 21:54:09 GMT

Hi,

>> subsequent measurements of 90 degree angles report the results

>> as "0 degrees" in both the hovering menu and in the command line.

Can you please show a screenshot of that? I have no idea what "subsequent measurements" are and when an angle is shown in the command-line.

For me a measurement of an angle means the angle between 2 objects, and therefor the setting of 0° to north does not influence that. The only situation changing the 0° direction I see is to construct objects, so to enter relative coordinates from a startpoint with a direction and length (for a line), then the direction can be use with 0° to get a line in direction to north. But for measurements ...?

That is what I see while creating a line with 0° set to north, working well for me, if that is your issue:

- alfred -

Re: Non-standard Drawing Units Angle Settings Break Angle Measurement

jeff.lentz — Thu, 03 Oct 2019 22:01:01 GMT

Maybe this screen shot will help. I measure between two simple lines on the screen and get 0 degrees reported on the command line and in the hover menu, but 90 degrees reported on the drawing itself. My settings are also shown in this clipping. If I switch Units, Direction back to the default East, it reports 270 where it reported 0 previously. That also makes no sense, so maybe I don't understand what the tool is reporting.

Re: Non-standard Drawing Units Angle Settings Break Angle Measurement

Alfred.NESWADBA — Thu, 03 Oct 2019 22:35:14 GMT

Hi,

Thank you for the screenshots! I can reproduce the issue, with 2019 as well as with 2020.

When having dynamic input on you get at least a dimension like object that shows the correct angle. Having dynamic input off means you only see one result in the command-line and that shows 0° ... which is not correct.

At least ... 2014 tested, same issue.

- alfred -

Re: Non-standard Drawing Units Angle Settings Break Angle Measurement

Anonymous — Thu, 03 Oct 2019 22:30:37 GMT

I've actually never used the MEASUREGEOM command to measure angles. I usually use the Dim Angle option.

Perhaps it's an AutoCAD bug when UNITS Direction Base Angle is set to North.

Re: Non-standard Drawing Units Angle Settings Break Angle Measurement

cadffm — Thu, 03 Oct 2019 22:45:27 GMT

west=270

south=180

LOL

Start a supportcase as bugreport

I am sure you are not the first, but after so many years (tested in 2013), Adesk should wake up.

Re: Non-standard Drawing Units Angle Settings Break Angle Measurement

jeff.lentz — Thu, 03 Oct 2019 23:14:07 GMT

I couldn't imagine using DIMANG to measure anything. It doesn't even work if you have a line overlaying a block feature, and once you get your answer, it's likely to be so small you can't read it or in numbers twice your screen height. I have MEASUREGEOM on my customized ribbon tab so I can do measurements and such without typing it or hunting. I give it a workout.