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CAD Defaults and Preferences

when Show Length is checked in an object’s • Quadrant Bearings - Measured from a
specification dialog. See “Line Style Panel” vertical line representing North/ South,
on page 301. Quadrant Bearings use directional bear-
• A preview of the current line length for- ings in their measurements. Useful for
mat displays here. site drawings.
• Click the Define button to open the • Azimuth Bearings - Measured from a
Displayed Number Style dialog and edit line drawn straight up from the angle’s
the displayed line length format. vertex (ie, North on a site plan). Useful
for site drawings, Azimuth Bearings use
3 Display Line Angles as - Specify the degrees, minutes, and seconds in their
format to use when Show Angle is measurements.
checked in an object’s specification dialog.
See “Line Style Panel” on page 301.
Line length and angle indicators use
the Text Style of the layer that their
Minutes + Seconds
object is on. See “Text Styles” on page 519.

Minutes 4 Select any combination of the available
Options.
Degrees • C h e c k Show Arc Centers and Ends
to show arc centers and ends on the cur-
Quadrant Bearing rent floor. Ends display as small lines
where arcs connect to one another. Cen-
ters also acts as snap points. See “Arc
Azimuth Bearing Centers and Ends” on page 226.

Line angles can be displayed using three
basic methods:
• Degrees/Minutes/Bearings - Measured
counterclockwise from a line drawn hori-
zontally to the right of the angle’s vertex.
Useful for most drawing tasks. Select the Show Arc Centers andEnds
level of accuracy that you require.

Displayed Line Length Dialog

The settings in the Displayed Line Length To access this dialog, click the Define button
dialog control the appearance of CAD line under the Displayed Line Length Format
length indicators, when set to display. See heading in the CAD Defaults dialog.
“Show Length and Angle” on page 323.

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