line drawing autocad 2016

[Anonymous]

I am working through Autocad 2016. I am trying to draw using co-ordinates.  How can I change between relative and absolute co-ordinates. 2,2 to 4,2 should be horizontal line. It us using relative co-ordinates.

[Michiel.Valcke]

I you turn of your dynamic input (_DYNMODE set to -3) you can draw a line by inputting the X,Y coordinates for every vertex in the command bar.

[Anonymous]

Thanks. I have entered _DYNMODE on the command line and it states <3>. Don't know what values to type in. Is there nothing I can do from any of the menu systems

i have a File/Edit/View menu and a Home/Insert/Annotate as well as the Big red A

[Anonymous]

No things have gone from bad to worse. when I enter line mode and enter 2,2 I get a line which stats of the drawing area. very low and left not above the origin markers

[kadmonkee]

on the Status bar bottom of your AutoCAD screen

Right click on the Icon and select DYNAMIC INPUT SETTINGS

select the Settings button on the Pointer Input you can change how you want your coordinates to be used here.

[Michiel.Valcke]

The value you type to completely turn of dynmode is: -3  or 0 (as opposed to the standard value of 3)

You can find more information about it here.

[Anonymous]

I don't have the +_ symbol/ button on the bottom line. I have 'Display drawing grid'  'Restrict cursor orthogonaly'  'Restrict cursor to specific angles'

The button you show is not their.

To draw a box I AM FORCED UNDER aUTOCAD TO DO

Line 5,5   10,0   0,10   -10,0    0,-10

EVERY THING has to be relative to the last point.

I should be able to do

Line 5,5   15,5   15,15   5,15   5,5

 Your status bar is difrent to mine and mine was a fresh install without any changes made. Autocad default?

[beyoungjr]

You must use the "Hamburger Menu" (thanks Lynn Allen for that nickname) to turn the icon display on for Dynamic Input.  The "Hamburger" is the 3 horizontal line icon on the far right edge of that bottom toolbar area.

[kadmonkee]

on the Status bar at the very Right end find the customization button (3 horizontal bars) see image below

select the button and a window will open anything that is unchecked is not going to display. simply select it to display it.

by default it is turned off

[JDMather]

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@Anonymous wrote:

....  How can I change between relative and absolute co-ordinates. .... 

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You can force absolute with # symbol.

@Anonymous can force relative with @ symbol.

[dgorsman]

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@Anonymous wrote:

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@Anonymous wrote:

....  How can I change between relative and absolute co-ordinates. .... 

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You can force absolute with # symbol.

@Anonymous can force relative with @ symbol.

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While most AutoCAD old-timers know about the "@", it seems not many are aware of the "#".

[Anonymous]

Thanks. That does work. typing Dynomode at the command input doesn't seem to work. However on the drawing area if I type 5,5 I get a line that starts 2 large grid squares up and right (a large square is made up of a 5 by 5 small squares). How can I resale this so it is only 5 small squares up and right, I.E. one large square?

[Alfred.NESWADBA · Accepted solution]

Hi,

>> typing Dynomode at the command input doesn't seem to work

It's called DYNMODE, not dynOmode.

>> which stats of the drawing area

AutoCAD (with default settings) has not limited drawing area. The object might be outside the displayed area .. .and therefor please use the zoom functions, either by mousewheel or using command _ZOOM

>> How can I resale this so it

If you want to scale an object then use command _SCALE, if you don't know how to use it please first use the help by starting the command and then press <F1>.

If you don't know the command then start the help using <F1> and search for "scale".

- alfred -