Comments on: Find coordinates

By: Soopida

Soopida — Wed, 18 Jan 2012 08:13:51 +0000

Hi, How do I can start a line where two existing lines would intersect if they extended, using object snap tracking.Without using Apparant Intersection. Many Thanks

By: Ellen

Ellen — Fri, 14 Oct 2011 01:27:26 +0000

Do you mean in the Z direction? You can just move everything in the Z direction the desired distance.

By: mir

mir — Thu, 13 Oct 2011 23:05:58 +0000

Hi. very useful blog. can you tell me how to raise ductwork to the desired height? for example if i have drawn my mechanical services ductwork at zero point height wise and 0,0,0 coordinate wise, and i want to raise everything to 571800mm. how do i do that? is there a way to do that at all? it would be appreciated if i could get some help here.

Thank you

By: Yousaf

Yousaf — Thu, 25 Aug 2011 11:01:46 +0000

Nice information.
I would like to ask something regarding above answer.
1. I didn’t get method 1 as I cannot find anything like ‘vertex’ in properties.
2. Method 2 is working but its shows 1 point’s coordinates at a time and can’t be printed. What if I need multiple coordinates and to print them?

By: admin

admin — Sun, 30 Aug 2009 18:45:28 +0000

Desmond,
I’m not sure exactly what you mean, but just to get the coordinates of the corners of a rectangle, I can think of the following 2 methods:
1. Select the rectangle and open the Properties palette. In the Geometry section, there’s a Vertex item and beneath it you see the coordinates of the vertex list. Click the Vertex item and you’ll see arrows that let you change to vertex 2, 3 and 4. Each time you do so, you see the coordinates of that vertex.
2. Use the ID command and use the Endpoint OSNAP to select any corner.
Ellen

By: admin

admin — Sun, 30 Aug 2009 18:42:44 +0000

Kevin,
Thanks, I’m really glad to finally get this done!
Ellen

By: Desmond Carey

Desmond Carey — Sun, 30 Aug 2009 18:14:47 +0000

Can Auto Cad give me values for each point of a rectangle in X and Y coordinates

By: Desmond Carey

Desmond Carey — Sun, 30 Aug 2009 18:10:32 +0000

These Tips were very helpful and assisted me with a drawing of some runway PAPI LIGHTS which were rectangular in design.However,I now need to locate the PAPI LIGHTS 50′-0″ from the edge of the runway.Can Auto Cad give me values for each point of a rectangle in X and Y coordinates(northings and eastings).The PAPI LIGHTS are 3′-0″x 5′-0″.I need the coordinates to accurately set out the PAPI LIGHTS and thier cylindrical conduit cans.Thank you for all the tips you have given.

By: Kevin McWhirter

Kevin McWhirter — Sat, 29 Aug 2009 23:35:45 +0000

Ellen, great new blog! The layout is very nice, clean, easy to read, and follow. As always, looking forward to your future posts!
~Kevin