Hi SUIYAN, your link describes it as:
quote: Tracking specifies a series of temporary points, each offset from the previous one. Thus, you specify a new point location from a series of directions and distances.
But how does that help to locate the position of holes?
Do you have an example that you could show how you use it?
If you are looking for something to draw a polyline by specifying a distance and relative angle from the previous polyline segment, there is a new coordinate entry method for that enabled in the current v5 beta.
quote:
Update point picker in Polyline command to allow angle values relative to the previous line segment.
You can now type in polar coordinate values like this:
5r45
9L20
The polar distance is first, then a lower case or upper case L or R followed by the angle in degrees.
This will control one of 4 angles either to the left or right (L or R) side and uppercase L or R will control the outside angle while using a lowercase letter will control the inside angle.
You can also enter in just an angle constraint with no distance value, this will create a tracking line to the left or right of the last drawn segment.
R20 will make a tracking line at a 20 degree angle on the outside from the last line segment.
r20 makes it at a 20 degree angle on the inside.
L20 or l20 does it on the left.
So for example when you are drawing a polyline and you have placed the first 2 points and you are now picking the 3rd polyline point:
you can now enter 5L30 which will place the next point at 5 units away from the previous polyline point and at an angle of 30 degrees relative to the previous polyline line segment, to the left of the previous line direction.
Makes a result like this (new for the Feb-8-2025 MOI v5 beta):
- Michael |
