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Another method of entering a relative coordinate is by moving the cursor to
specify a direction and then entering a distance directly. This method is
called direct distance entry.
In AutoCAD, you can enter coordinates in scientific, decimal, engineering,
architectural, or fractional notation. You can enter angles in grads, radians,
surveyor's units, or degrees, minutes, and seconds. You specify this style in
the Units Control dialog box.
Enter 2D Coordinates
Absolute and relative 2D Cartesian and polar coordinates determine precise
locations of objects in a drawing.
Display Coordinates on the Status Bar
AutoCAD displays the current cursor location as a coordinates on the status
bar at the bottom of the AutoCAD window.
There are three types of coordinate display:
■ Dynamic display updates the X,Y coordinate location as you move the
cursor.
■ Distance and angle display updates the relative distance (distance<angle) as
you move the cursor. This option is available only when you draw lines or
other objects that prompt for more than one point.
■ Static display updates the X,Y coordinate location only when you specify
a point.
To display the coordinate values of a point
1 From the Tools menu, choose Inquiry. Then choose ID Point.
2 Select the location you want to identify.
The X,Y,Z coordinate values are displayed on the command line.
Inquiry toolbar
Command line
ID