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AutoCAD - How to display coordinates of my object

arshad75shahK26UX — Tue, 22 Nov 2022 15:28:24 GMT

I need help! I hope you can help me. I draw a polyline object and I want to show all the coordinates (x,y) of my polyline object when I just click on the polyline object.
Is it possible?

[ The subject line of this post has been edited for clarity by @handjonathan Original: How to display coordinates of my object ]

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cadffm — Tue, 22 Nov 2022 04:37:37 GMT

Hi,

you can see onle one information about the Vertex, but you can walk thru all of them.

CTRL+1 PropertiesPalette -> select Vertex, there are tiny arrows to jump forward/backward.

All together? Command LIST, see the result in Textscreen: [F2]

Re: how to display coordinates of my object

AVCPlugins — Tue, 22 Nov 2022 04:38:46 GMT

Open the properties panel (Ctrl+1).

Click on the field Current Vertex - below you will see the coordinates of the first vertex.

Click on the arrow to change the number of the vertex - you will see the coordinates of the remaining vertices.

Re: how to display coordinates of my object

arshad75shahK26UX — Tue, 22 Nov 2022 04:57:56 GMT

I think I could not make my point clear to you.

I want all the coordinates to appear on my AutoCAD screen with just one click of the polyline because I don't want to type.

I hope I have explained my point to you properly.

Re: how to display coordinates of my object

ChicagoLooper — Tue, 22 Nov 2022 07:44:47 GMT

Hello @arshad75shahK26UX

<<….I want to show all the coordinates (x,y) of my polyline object…..>>

There is no magic button you can click to display ‘all coordinates’ of your polyline. The best you can do is display the coordinates of your mouse as you move it from vertex-to-vertex. When your mouse ‘locks on’ to a vertex, the grip will change from blue to red.

To display your mouse coordinates do this:

Click the Customize toolbar button then check coordinates at the top of the menu.
The statubar will display the coordinates of you cursor.

Re: how to display coordinates of my object

ChicagoLooper — Tue, 22 Nov 2022 07:48:34 GMT

Duplicate post.

Re: how to display coordinates of my object

Pointdump — Tue, 22 Nov 2022 08:48:26 GMT

Hi Arshad,
Welcome to the Autodesk Forums.
You can create a block with X,Y attributes to label each vertice, like >>>Here<<< and >>>Here<<<.
Dave

Re: how to display coordinates of my object

ВeekeeCZ — Tue, 22 Nov 2022 09:55:53 GMT

If you don't what to do repetitive tasks that could be automated, you can learn a lit bo LISP... so you can do THIS.

(vl-load-com)

(defun c:PlineXYLabels ( / v p j o)

  (princ "\nSelect polyline, ")

  (if (and (setq v (ssget "_+.:E:S" '((0 . "LWPOLYLINE"))))
	   (setq v (vl-remove-if '(lambda (x) (/= (car x) 10)) (entget (ssname v 0))))
	   (setq p (getpoint "\nSpecify baseline point for X labels: "))
	   (setq h (getvar 'textsize))
	   (setq o (* h 6))
	   )
    (foreach e v
      (entmake (list '(0 . "TEXT") (cons 40 h) (cons 50 (/ pi 2))
		     (list 10 (cadr e) (cadr p)) (list 11 (cadr e) (cadr p))
		     (cons 1 (rtos (cadr e)))))
      (entmake (list '(0 . "TEXT") (cons 40 h) (cons 50 (/ pi 2))
		     (list 10 (cadr e) (+ o (cadr p))) (list 11 (cadr e) (+ o (cadr p)))
		     (cons 1 (rtos (caddr e)))))))
  (princ)
  )

http://www.lee-mac.com/runlisp.html

Re: how to display coordinates of my object

arshadmirza786 — Mon, 05 Dec 2022 11:44:24 GMT

The shown are not coordinates it is (X,Y Values) may be and can be written with this LISP at a distance as u like

Re: how to display coordinates of my object

Kent1Cooper — Mon, 05 Dec 2022 12:51:10 GMT

@arshadmirza786 wrote:

The shown are not coordinates it is (X,Y Values) ....

I don't understand -- what can coordinates be if they are not X,Y values? Can you describe what you mean in more detail?