Define the Coordinates
You can define the exact coordinates of a point by using the keyboard. After pressing a number key, a dialog box will be displayed, in which you can enter the coordinates.
- Open the dialog box by pressing a number key, comma (,), plus (+) or minus (-) sign. By pressing comma (,) the cursor is in the Y-coordinate of the opening window, otherwise the cursor is in X-coordinate.
- Define the coordinates of the point as numbers (units in mm) in the dialog box.
- Separate the coordinates by pressing the comma (,) or the Tab key.
- Separate the decimals by a period (.).
- You can also type calculations. The available calculations are addition (+), subtraction (-), division (/) and multiplication (*).
- Select the reference point in relation to which you are defining the coordinate.
You can define the coordinates in relation to the absolute origin, a local origin or any selected point.
Dialog Box Options
- X coordinate
- Determines the X coordinate in relation to the reference point.
- Y coordinate
- Determines the Y coordinate in relation to the reference point.
- Angle (2D)
- Defines the angle in the XY plane.
- Distance
- Determines the distance of a point from the reference point. You can type the distance with an angle, for example. Enter the viewing angle -20 g (-20 degrees around the z axis), distance 40.
- Measure from: Reference point
- Defines the last-clicked point as the reference point for the coordinates (default).
- Measure from: Drawing origin
- Defines the origin of the drawing as the reference point for the coordinates.
- Select reference point
- You can select the reference point in the drawing when you click the Select reference point button.