How Do I....find a midpoint?

[kaz_gold]

I think the picture says it please help lol

[rkmcswain]

M2P - Midpoint between two endpoints?

[kaz_gold]

m2P... NEVER HEARD OF IT lol im a newbee

i will look up for it

thanks anyway

[ReMark]

I do not believe M2P or MTP was available in AutoCAD 2004. However it is available in 2007. AutoCAD Helps has this to say about it:

"The midpoint between two points (MTP) command modifier can be used with running object snaps or object snap overrides."

kaz_gold: Why not just use your midpoint osnap?

[rkmcswain]

I do not believe M2P or MTP was available in AutoCAD 2004.

Introduced in 2005 I believe. I missed the fact that the OP was on 2004...

However the OP can still use 'CAL+MEE in place of M2P.

kaz_gold: Why not just use your midpoint osnap?

Maybe there are multiple line segments and 'MID would do no good? Hard to say without having the .DWG file.

[azzro10]

Maybe there are multiple line segments and 'MID would do no good? Hard to say without having the .DWG file.

he could just draw another line then as a reference n then erase it wen hes finished

[lpseifert]

Here's m2p for those who don't have it, add it to the acaddoc.lsp file. 'm2p to invoke it transparently, or put 'm2p on a button.

(defun mid2pt (p1 p2 / x y z)
 (setq x (/ (+ (car p1)(car p2)) 2))
 (setq y (/ (+ (cadr p1)(cadr p2)) 2))
 (setq z (/ (+ (caddr p1)(caddr p2)) 2))
 (list x y z))
(defun c:m2p ( / p1 p2)
 (setq p1 (getpoint "\nFirst point: "))
 (setq p2 (getpoint "\nSecond point: "))
 (mid2pt p1 p2))

[khama]

If the length of the beam at point load center was needed.. wouldn't you just need the centroid of the beam that is holding it?? If the knee braces and columns are equal to the distance between the weight in the beam that is holding the weight.. Point load X Length of beam cubed / 48EI will give you the deflection @ 1.5 Tonne SWL... You can then work the shear forces with a shear force diagram.. From the picture, in the middle is maximum bending moment..

You can do this by typing;
L (enter)
shift+right click
select "mid between 2 points" from the list
select the 2 midpoints of the end of the beam..

[quasifun]

Turn on snaps, make sure midpoint is checked. Then when you choose line (or whatever) the triangle points to the mid point. This assumes that the gantry crane is symetrical.

Be careful on this forum, it's more addictive than solitaire.

[Strix]

or....

(looking at your screen layout so assuming you're drawing from toolbars)

right click the toolbars and select the snaps toolbar to show, then invoke the draw command, but select the midpoint icon from your new toolbar before selecting your start point