Can you input property lines via input line with bearings in x6?

[dshall]

Place a point, CAD<LINES<INPUT LINE.... check polar, input DISTANCE, tab, now input the angle with BEARINGS, i.e. n65 56 34e, does this work for you in X6. I could do this in X5, but have noticed I cannot do it in X6. What could I be doing wrong?

[David J. Potter]

You have to set the "Number Style" of the dialog to "Degrees, Minutes or Degrees, Minutes, seconds" for the dialog to display "Distance and Angle" input boxes, in that respect it is identical to all past versions.

DJP

[dshall]

You have to set the "Number Style" of the dialog to "Degrees, Minutes or Degrees, Minutes, seconds" for the dialog to display "Distance and Angle" input boxes, in that respect it is identical to all past versions.

DJP

Absolutely, thanks David........

[Curtis Johnson]

Scott: I believe you also have to type a "d" for degrees or use the "°" character for the degrees to register properly. Same for minutes (') and seconds ("). At least that is the way it has always worked in the past.

[dshall]

You have to set the "Number Style" of the dialog to "Degrees, Minutes or Degrees, Minutes, seconds" for the dialog to display "Distance and Angle" input boxes, in that respect it is identical to all past versions.

DJP

David, I can't do this again. In fact I was trying it out, and out of 8 different tries, it actualy worked once... so confused

[dshall]

David, I can't do this again. In fact I was trying it out, and out of 8 different tries, it actualy worked once... so confused

I can do this on PC easily, not the mac...using method..... btw, what you said about d,m,s, does not matter on my pc.

[dshall]

Would anybody out there with a MAC please confirm, I don't think Brian is answering his phone..... here is the process

open new plan
put in north arrow
Put a cad point
CAD<LINES<INPUTLINE
check POLAR
input DISTANCE
input angle as N 34 E............. you should get a horiztal line, that is what I get, but of course it should be on an angle.


thanks anybody

[gteacher]

Works fine for me on both mac and pc. BTW - number style does not affect the input. Only the display, and is a easy way to convert between DMS and bearing. DMS or Bearing always overrides any input style for any field.

Assume you mean straight line at 56 deg from horizontal x-x

[dshall]

Works fine for me on both mac and pc. BTW - number style does not affect the input. Only the display, and is a easy way to convert between DMS and bearing. DMS or Bearing always overrides any input style for any field.

Thanks for checking, I do understand number style does not effect input, I wonder what I could be doing wrong.... weird, another niggling obstacle

[gteacher]

IOW -- You can enter data in any field in any format you want. i.e. 45d25'25" or N44d34'35"E. If dms is not given, then the default of deg is assumed for polar. Don't know if you can change the default?

[Glenn Woodward]

d dot,

What happens when you do the "drag line and tab" method?
Do you get the same result?

[William H Lynch]

Works fine for me on both mac and pc. BTW - number style does not affect the input. Only the display, and is a easy way to convert between DMS and bearing. DMS or Bearing always overrides any input style for any field.

Assume you mean straight line at 56 deg from horizontal x-x

Nice to know, I'll add it to may list of 'cool' things...

[Ron Ravenscroft]

I can do this on PC easily, not the mac...using method..... btw, what you said about d,m,s, does not matter on my pc.

There you go traitor. I remember all the stuff you said about your son's mac what has happened to you.

[dshall]

Okay guys, I think I figured it out. It is when I press "NEXT" because I am going to input a line, that is when it messes up.

Gerry, would you mind giving it a play. Don't just input one line, do several in a row by hitting the "NEXT" button.

Glenn, when I use the drag and tab method, it works fine, but of course I do not have the option to press a "NEXT" button.

Yep, just checked again, it is the "NEXT" button that is screwing things up.

[gteacher]

Yep --- Confirmed Bug in MAC