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Troubles with assigning length to the line

m_abdullayeva2
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Troubles with assigning length to the line

m_abdullayeva2
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Hi all,

 

I am new to CAD and trying to learn the basics through video tutorials. My issue is that when drawing lines I cannot assign length to it. Say that I apply start point, then type the length I need (for example, 2000mm) then click enter but it doesn't do anything and keeps asking me to clarify the end point. I have tried searching online and did all suggestions but it still didn't help. The length type is decimal and my units are millimeters. Tried to turn off ortho mode and it didn't help. I am using AutoCAD 2024 version. Any help would be appreciated. Thank you

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Patchy
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Units, set it to decimal, and skip the mm when entering.

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cadffm
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Hi,

 

 

Start LINE command 

pick a startpoint in a blank area.

type in 2000<enter>

and one <enter> more to exit the command.

can you see a point, or nothing?

 

 

 

 

Sebastian

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Kent1Cooper
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The LINE command always "keeps asking me to clarify the end point," asking for the next end point, so you can draw multiple end-to-end contiguous Lines in one command.  Just hit Enter when you're done, even if after drawing only one Line.

 

As for the "it doesn't do anything" part, could you be Zoomed out so far that the Line is just too tiny to see?  Try this to check whether it did anything:

 

LINE

{pick a start location}

{aim the cursor in the direction you want to go and type in a length}

{Enter to complete the command}

LIST

Last

{and another Enter to complete selection}

 

Does it report that the Last object is a Line, and of the desired length [along with all the other information about it]?

 

Or instead of using LIST after the LINE command, try:

 

ZOOM

Object

Last

{and another Enter to complete selection}

 

Now can you see it?

Kent Cooper, AIA
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m_abdullayeva2
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Thank you so much! Yes, I was apparently zoomed out far.

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