CREATE POINT

[Anonymous]

HOW DO I CREATE A POINT BY ANGLE AND DISTANCE OMG

[GrantsPirate]

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>

[dbroad]

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.

[leeminardi]

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]