topic Re: RECTANGLE command using absolute coordinates? in AutoCAD for Mac Forum

RECTANGLE command using absolute coordinates?

neumanno — Fri, 08 Jul 2022 18:09:24 GMT

Hi all, using 2021 Autocad LT for Mac and am having issues with RECTANGLE. Probably and easy fix but I guess I am just not smart enough to figure this one out. In all my years using auto cad and the rectangle command I have been able to select the first point (which is always arbitrary since I move the rectangle after the fact) and then input a width followed by a comma followed by a height, hit enter and voila–the size rectangle I need appears right where I want it. For some reason now when I do this it is as though the second point is related to the origin of the drawing or absolute coordinates perhaps being the correct terminology. So my inputs are not controlling the size of my rectangle at all.

Now I did manage to input D for second point, enter a width and hit enter, then enter height or what not and hit enter and then it wants me to click for orientation but holy crap does this take wayyyy longer than what I used to be able to do.... any thoughts?

Re: RECTANGLE command using absolute coordinates?

maxim_k — Fri, 08 Jul 2022 18:54:30 GMT

Hi @neumanno ,

I cannot reproduce this problem on my side.

Do you have Dynamic Input enabled?

What settings do you have in "Pointer Input Settings" window?

Here:

Re: RECTANGLE command using absolute coordinates?

pendean — Fri, 08 Jul 2022 19:07:54 GMT

.... or get into the habit of always typing a relative distance all the time and you'll always get that, the format is (when asked for the second point) @x,y (notice the @ symbol).

Old-School methods always work 100% of the time in AutoCAD 😉

HTH

Re: RECTANGLE command using absolute coordinates?

neumanno — Fri, 08 Jul 2022 19:21:54 GMT

Much appreciated guys, I was not even aware of dynamic input but turning on dynamic input did the trick! (It was off)