I cannot draw a line vertically?

I cannot draw a line vertically?

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I cannot draw a line vertically?

Anonymous
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I am unable to draw a line vertically.

 

Which one of these setting at the bottom will change this?

 

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Patchy
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Use TOP

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Kent1Cooper
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Normally, by "vertically" one might mean either upward on the page, or upward in the Z direction, which in plan view would up off the page.  In the image, upward on-screen and upward in the Z direction would be the same, because you're apparently in the WCS but in front view, with Z pointing upward on the screen, which means you're drawing in the plane that you're looking at edge-wise.

 

If you don't have OSNAPZ turned on [which will restrict drawing to the Z=0 plane], you can draw a vertical Line in that view by giving it "@0,0,YourZcoordinate" for the second point.

 

Or, you can change the UCS to match the current View, and [being careful about where the current plane is in relation to the WCS -- it might also require a UCS Origin setting] then draw normally.

Kent Cooper, AIA
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pendean
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You're looking a the FRONT of your model: so "vertical" means you want to go in the Z direction (your cursor is only moving in the plan x and Y directions, neither is vertical). Is that your intention?
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victor.dambergAU5PZ
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I have the same problem, I want to draw a straight line in the z direction but it is not possible. I'm viewing my model from "Left".

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Valentin_CAD
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@victor.dambergAU5PZ ,

 

Type, UCS and then select View:

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Emilio Valentin

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Kent1Cooper
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Even without changing the UCS, you should still be able to do this, just not with the cursor.  If you're still in the WCS but viewing from some other-than-plan-view direction [or even if you are in plan view], to draw a vertical-into-Z Line 123 drawing units upward from the starting point:

 

LINE

[give it a start point, then type in:]

@0,0,123

Kent Cooper, AIA
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pendean
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@victor.dambergAU5PZ wrote:

I have the same problem, I want to draw a straight line in the z direction but it is not possible. I'm viewing my model from "Left".


@x,y,z is how we would all o that all the time: have you had a chance to use that yet?

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victor.dambergAU5PZ
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Thank you, this works, but will it affect anything else, must i undo this when I want to draw a line in another direction?

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victor.dambergAU5PZ
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Do you mean to include the @?  Otherwise it will draw a line to point 0,0,123 near origo.

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victor.dambergAU5PZ
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When drawing a line I'm not able to choose "relative" as when you for example move an object.

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Kent1Cooper
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@victor.dambergAU5PZ wrote:

Do you mean to include the @?  ,,,.


Yes.  If you have dynamic input on in a new-enough version of AutoCAD, it's not necessary, but still works; if you have that off or are in an old-enough version, it is needed.

Kent Cooper, AIA
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Valentin_CAD
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@victor.dambergAU5PZ ,

 


@victor.dambergAU5PZ wrote:

Thank you, this works, but will it affect anything else, must i undo this when I want to draw a line in another direction?


 

If drawing in different direction other than X, Y, then input the X,Y,Z values instead - as suggested by others.

 

Generally, most users draw with UCS and PLAN in World, see this link:



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Emilio Valentin

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