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Hi Autodeskers,
What needs to be done to generate property lines by entering distances and bearings manually from a PDF that are measured over 90 degrees?
I have attached the image:
Thanks!
Reverse the bearing direction.
Are you sketching one of those perfectly rectangular-shaped lots? If so, sketch the lot PLs orthogonally in the view, and then rotate the whole lot using the Rotate tool. Bada Bing.
...FWIW: the rotation angle is the Angle to True North. If you want the lot orthogonal in the Project North View, enter that angle (as a negative value) into your Project Base Point's Angle to True North.
I think I may have misunderstood you.
Go to Site Settings under Massing & Site Tab and change these Property Data settings:
This image will explain the difference between the 2 types of bearings:
Degrees is the same as Whole Circle Bearing, while Degrees from N/S is more like Quadrantal Bearing.
As @barthbradley mentioned above you can change between the 2 types in the site settings.
Drawing it orthogonally and rotating it is a lot simpler.
TIP: Enter a Bearing as the Rotation Angle. In this case, type in 85 05 30.
Here's what I was referring to when I suggested entering the angle of rotation (as a negative value) into the Project Base Point's Angle to True North:
NOTE: This is done AFTER you rotate the lot from orthogonal to get the bearings accurate.
Good luck.
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