AutoCAD 2007

[jules_s]

Recently installed this....looking forward to R2008 so I cant get rid of it too :roll:

Is there a fix for the @ problem? it's driving me madl :shock:

[dbroada]

what's the @ problem?

We are using 2006 here but we have 2007 in a drawer for when we get a quiet moment!

[jules_s]

what's the @ problem?

We are using 2006 here but we have 2007 in a drawer for when we get a quiet moment!

Apparently some genuis decided that the @ symbol would toggle ortho on/off (thats my understanding) so unless you wait a few tics the @ symbol doesn't appear......cue many many many large rectangles :?

[dbroada]

:o oh

I guess its all part of the "implied" stuff. I've only just got used to using # for when I want to move things to somewhere rather than by something.

Sounds like we will stick with 2006 a bit longer.

[rkmcswain]

I guess its all part of the "implied" stuff. I've only just got used to using # for when I want to move things to somewhere rather than by something.


That is used configuarable.
Explore the DYNPICOORDS system variable.

[rkmcswain]

Apparently some genuis decided that the @ symbol would toggle ortho on/off (thats my understanding)

Can you elaborate? I don't understand the problem. The "@" key works just fine here.

[jules_s]

Well it doesn't work well here....I have to hold the thing down for about a second before the @ appears.

Not good when you are in a rush ;(

[Boro Nut]

If I'm understanding you properly this change bugged me too until I discovered what was going on (thanks to this site). It's all to do with dynamic input functionality that is the default on 2007.

When dynamic input is enabled, things like the MOVE command work slightly differently. AutoCAD will presume that you wish to move objects by a specific amount relative to the selected base point, and will force the @ symbol (ie you don't have to type it anymore). Unfortunatley this will prevent you moving objects to a particular coordinate, such as the 0,0 origin. AutoCAD will interpret a 0,0 input as a request to move by @0,0, with the result that the objects will not move at all.

To overcome this functionality and move selected objects to a specified coordinate (with dynamic input enabled), type the hash # symbol immediately prior to the co-ordinates at the second prompt (eg #0,0). To disable dynamic input altogether, select <Tools / Drafting Settings...> from the drop-down menu and uncheck the tick boxes. AutoCAD then acts the way you were used to - ie you have to type the @.

Boro Nut

[Boro Nut]

On second reading that's probably not what you are talking about.

[rkmcswain]

If I'm understanding you properly this change bugged me too until I discovered what was going on (thanks to this site). It's all to do with dynamic input functionality that is the default on 2007.

When dynamic input is enabled, things like the MOVE command work slightly differently. AutoCAD will presume that you wish to move objects by a specific amount relative to the selected base point, and will force the @ symbol (ie you don't have to type it anymore). Unfortunatley this will prevent you moving objects to a particular coordinate, such as the 0,0 origin. AutoCAD will interpret a 0,0 input as a request to move by @0,0, with the result that the objects will not move at all.

To overcome this functionality and move selected objects to a specified coordinate (with dynamic input enabled), type the hash # symbol immediately prior to the co-ordinates at the second prompt (eg #0,0). To disable dynamic input altogether, select <Tools / Drafting Settings...> from the drop-down menu and uncheck the tick boxes. AutoCAD then acts the way you were used to - ie you have to type the @.

Boro Nut


Good explanation. That's the same thing I was saying here (in a terse format...)