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CREATE POINT

Anonymous — Fri, 03 May 2019 18:20:31 GMT

HOW DO I CREATE A POINT BY ANGLE AND DISTANCE OMG

Re: CREATE POINT

GrantsPirate — Fri, 03 May 2019 19:20:17 GMT

Turn DYNamic input off and try. If that was it, you have to enter input differently in recent versions.

To Specify Relative or Absolute Coordinates in the Dynamic Input Tooltip

To enter absolute coordinates when relative coordinates are displayed in the tooltip, enter # to temporarily override the DYNPICOORDS system variable.
To enter relative coordinates when absolute coordinates are displayed, enter @ to temporarily override the DYNPICOORDS system variable.
To enter absolute coordinates relative to the World Coordinate System (WCS), enter * as the prefix to the coordinates.

From <https://help.autodesk.com/view/AMECH_PP/2019/ENU/?guid=GUID-AE225073-2ECD-41CC-9B8A-61743E8CFBA9>

Re: CREATE POINT

dbroad — Sat, 04 May 2019 14:08:14 GMT

In addition to what @GrantsPirate said, if you are using the default settings for dynamic input, then if you wanted to create a point entity, here are some example entries.

Point 6>45 puts a point 6 units from the current UCS origin at 45 degrees. Regardless of second point settings are for dynamic input (relative or absolute), a prompt to the point command will default to absolute. GrantsPirate pointed out that the * prefix would be required for WCS coordinate entry in case the current UCS wasn't World. The # would never be needed for point.
Point from end <pick> @6<60d30'45" would put the point 6" from the endpoint picked at an angle of 60 degrees 30 minutes and 45 seconds. The from keyword and the @ symbol are needed here. The end keyword wouldn't be needed if osnap running snap already included endpoint.
If you are confident where the lastpoint was picked and you want it relative to that point, enter point @distance<angle. The @symbol is required even in dynamic input since all first points are interpreted as absolute. @ is another name for from lastpoint.

Re: CREATE POINT

leeminardi — Sat, 04 May 2019 22:15:21 GMT

An easy variation to remember for placing a point relative to an existing point is to use copy. No @ is necessary whether dynamic mode is on or off. For example, to copy a point 2.5 units in a direction of 30° just type the following:

Command: COPY [Enter] -- then select the point to copy
Select objects: 1 found
Select objects: [Enter]
Current settings: Copy mode = Multiple
Specify base point or [Displacement/mOde] <Displacement>: 2.5<30 [Enter]
Specify second point or [Array] <use first point as displacement>: [Enter]