I'm having issues assigning a length to a line
- Do you type really numerical values? Sometimes the NumPad at the keyboard is switched to non numeric input? (Only a guess).
- Try to turn off ORTHO, DYNMODE, Tracking and other restrictions.
- Are you in plan view?
Only some ideas. Maybe you can show us a video what you're doing? I've never seen that the direct input doesn't work.
Jürgen Palme
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We are gladly ready to help you. But you must also be a bit more cooperative. We can't look at your monitor and your fingers. Your pic is terrible, nothing to see. Why you don't use the Snipping Tool (included in the Operating System of your computer) and show us a pic of your complete application window? We don't know what the dottetd lines at your pic are, we cannot see your UCS icon, we can not see your current settings in the symbol bar, ... And why you don't answer our questions? Where is the content of the Text Window, which @Bob_Zurunkle asked for? Why you didn't turn off ORTHO mode (and maybe other drawing helps) as I suggested? It is not sure that this solves your problem, but maybe so we could exclude some possible causes. Ohh ...
Nevertheless, a new try:
- draw a circle with e.g. 4', then try to draw line nearby with a length of 4' and show us what you see. So we can exclude that the Zoom factor causes the problem
- try to draw a line. If this was done (also if you don't see the line), start the select command, answer with L ENTER ENTER. Now activate the Properties Window (Ctrl+1) and tell/show us what you see in the Properties window. Is your last drawn line listet? Maybe you draw on an invisilble layer?
Let us know the values of the following System variables:
- DYNMODE
- DYNPIFORMAT
-DYNPICOORDS
- DYNPIVIS
- DYNDIVIS
- DYNDIGRIP
- DYNPROMPT
[EDIT]: Another idea:
Maybe it's a hardware (graphic) problem. Pay with different graphic settings (e.g. hardware acceleration ON/OFF and others).
If this all doesn't help, then start ACAD with an other or better a new profile.
If this doesn't help reset your ACAD to the standard settings (WIN-key -> Programs -> Autodesk -> your AutoCAD -> Reset settings).
If this also doesn't help, you should consider a Repair installation.
Jürgen Palme
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@j.palmeL29YX wrote:
.... Why you don't use the Snipping Tool .... We don't know what the dottetd lines at your pic are, ....
Unfortunately, this kind of thing can't be captured with the Snipping tool, because you have to move the cursor to select that, so you lose your direction/distance dynamic-input imagery in the drawing. Here's an equivalent, and we do know what the dotted lines are -- part of the characteristic dynamic-input display:
[The way I made the image was to hit the PrtScn {Print-Screen} key, open up Windows Paint (you could use various other programs), Ctrl+V paste the whole-screen image in, Crop it down to the relevant area, and Save it to a .PNG file.]
But for me, it does work as expected. Some kind of reset or repair or re-installation may be needed, if no one can think of some more pedestrian reason that it would cause everything to stop. Try it with dynamic input off [F12], in case that might make any difference.
@roylongo15 wrote:
I’m sorry you think I’m not cooperating.
Excuse, I didn't mean to offend you.
But you give us very little information. And if we ask you something, we dont't get an answer. What do you expect from the forum? How should we help you if you don't describe you situation as precise as possible?
With "snipping tool" I meant a program to create a screenshot. There are ton's to find in the web, at least one of them is even included in your Operating System (if you use WINDOWS) - it is called Snipping Tool. Of course you can also use any other tool if it is better suited. (I myself use "PicPick", to find in the web, and it's free).
You don't need to despair - together we will find a solution for your problem.
But first follow the hint given above.
Jürgen Palme
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@roylongo15 wrote:
... I just don’t know what snipping means. ....
The Snipping Tool is very handy for getting images of portions of the screen to show something about an AutoCAD drawing, or the Properties palette, or something. Here's how to get it into your Taskbar at the bottom of the screen [Windows 7 -- may vary slightly]:
You'll get an icon in the Taskbar that's a larger version of the oval-and-scissors by the "Snipping Tool" label. It's fairly obvious how it works when you open it. PNG format is a good one to save things to for inserting in posts [pretend they are "Photos" in the message toolbar].
@Anonymous wrote:
.... After I type 4' and enter, I get "point or option keyword required"
That could be a simple matter of not having an appropriate UNITS setting. If UNITS is set for Decimal units, for example, it won't take a foot mark as part of such an entry.
when i press on a certain length to draw a line , its not working. turnoff dynmode, ortho but still not working. unable to give specific length to a line.
@ehsanullah1999 Share a video of your problem in action please: use this free recorder https://knowledge.autodesk.com/community/screencast
Ask your teacher for help, you are drawing planet sized lines that have no basis in reality either
Your already drawn lines have a length of about 10,000,000,000 units. Now you will draw a next line with a length of 3. Of course this new small line segment can not be seen on the monitor. And also you draw in a very high range of coordinates. You should draw closer to the origin (0,0).
Perhaps you have very very large zoomed out before drawing the first line?
Erase all, then type Zoom -> E(xtends) and try again.
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