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To enter absolute Cartesian coordinates (2D)
■ At a prompt for a point, enter coordinates in the tooltip using the following
format:
#x,y
If dynamic input is turned off, enter coordinates on the command line
using the following format:
x,y
To enter relative Cartesian coordinates (2D)
■ At a prompt for a point, enter coordinates using the following format:
@x,y
Quick Reference
System Variables
COORDS
Controls the format and update frequency of coordinates on the status line.
Enter Polar Coordinates
You can use absolute or relative polar coordinates (distance and angle) to
locate points when creating objects.
To use polar coordinates to specify a point, enter a distance and an angle
separated by an angle bracket (<).
By default, angles increase in the counterclockwise direction and decrease in
the clockwise direction. To specify a clockwise direction, enter a negative value
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