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Chief Architect X10 Reference Manual

New CAD Line Dialog and Angle relative to the end of the last
line drawn, as though that line’s angle
were at 0° and its End Point, at (0,0).
• X Position (horizontal) and Y Position
(vertical) coordinates relative to (0,0) are
entered if the Absolute Location method
is specified.
• X Position (horizontal) and Y Position
(vertical) coordinates relative to the start
point are entered if the Relative to Start
Point method is specified.
• Distance and Angle from the start point
are entered if the Relative to Start Point:
Polar method is specified.
• Distance and Angle from the start point
1 The X Position (horizontal) and Y are entered if the Relative to Previous
Position (vertical) coordinates of the Line method is specified.
start point for the new line display here. They • Click Next to create the line without exit-
can also be changed, if you wish. ing the dialog so you can input data for
the next line. The start point of the next
2 The new line’s End Point is defined line is the end point of this line.
here. Begin by specifying how you
want to define the line End Point Location.
• Absolute Location - Define the end Click the Number Style button to
change the units used in dialogs. See
point of the new line in X Position (hori- “Dialog Number/Angle Style Dialog” on page
zontal) and Y Position (vertical) coordi- 137.
nates, relative to (0,0).
• Relative to Start Point - Define the end To enter an angle in bearings
point of the new line in X and Y coordi-
nates that are relative to the line’s Start 1. While not required, you may want to
Point, as though it were at (0,0). select Quadrant or Azimuth Bearings
in the Dialog Number/Angle Style dia-
• Check Polar to define the End Point of log.
the new line by its Distance and Angle
from the Start Point rather than in X and 2. For Quadrant Bearings, begin by typing
Y coordinates. This is helpful when cre- N or S (for North or South).
ating a plot plan. See “Plot Plans and 3. Next, type the number of degrees fol-
Plan Footprints” on page 1203. lowed by either a letter d or a space.
• Relative to Previous Line - Define the 4. Type the number of minutes followed by
End Point of the new line by its Distance either a ‘ or a space.

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