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Line Tools

5. Type the number of seconds followed by The ends of lines with arrows can be attached
either a “ or a space. to other objects: if an attached object is
6. Finally, for Quadrant Bearings, type moved, the end of the Line with Arrow will
either E or W (for East or West). move as well. Lines with arrows attach to a
polyline-based object along its edges and can
Following are some examples of Quadrant attach to an architectural object or text
Bearings. It is not necessary to capitalize the anywhere within its bounding box in floor
letters. Spaces after each value are optional. plan view. See “Text Arrows” on page 510.
• N 20d 30' E If a Line with Arrow is snapped to another
• S 4 5 ' W object and that object is deleted, the Line
• N 89d 48' 30" W with Arrow will be deleted, as well.
• N 90' E North Pointer

Enter Coordinates The North Pointer tool is used to
define the direction of true north in a
Similar to Input Line, lines can also be plan. The direction of north does not affect
specified by pressing the Tab key on the the orientation of the Snap and Reference
keyboard when a line is in the process of grids, but it does determine the direction of
being drawn. This opens the Enter bearing information as well as how shadows
Coordinates dialog. See “Entering and conditioned area totals are calculated.
Coordinates” on page 174. See “North Pointer” on page 1098.

Line With Arrow If a North Pointer is not used, north is
assumed to be straight up on screen in floor
Create a line or polyline with an arrow
on one or both ends by selecting plan view.
CAD> Lines> Line With Arrow, then
clicking and dragging in the drawing area. Sun Angle
The initial attributes of the line’s arrow are Sun Angles let you specify the date,
set in the Arrow Defaults dialog. See “Arrow time, latitude, and longitude that the
Defaults” on page 489. program uses when calculating the angle of
As with other lines, lines with arrows can the Generic Sun as well as the direction and
edited after they are created and connected to length of sun shadows. See “Sun Angles and
form polylines provided that they share the Shadows” on page 1098.
same layer and style attributes. See “Editing
Line Based Objects” on page 217 and “Line Same Line Type Edit Handles
Specification Dialog” on page 300.
A new CAD line can also be drawn using the
You can also create arcs with arrowheads. Same Line Type edit handles on an existing
See “Arc with Arrow” on page 308. CAD object. The start point of the new line is
located at one end of the existing object and

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