SAFeSTeR Posted August 7, 2013 Share Posted August 7, 2013 Hi, As the thread title suggests, I want to create a segmented polyline with known angles / lengths, but I want to do this in 1 operation without having to copy/rotate/chamfer etc. I think I'm gonna kick myself when I receive an answer to this as it seems to be something I should know. I'm sure it has something to do with UCS, but I've not used it in quite some time, I am stumped and everything I have tried so far has failed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rkmcswain Posted August 7, 2013 Share Posted August 7, 2013 Maybe this will help? http://www.cadtutor.net/tutorials/autocad/survey-data.php Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tyke Posted August 7, 2013 Share Posted August 7, 2013 I think you will need a LISP routine, where you enter the number of segments you want to draw, the length of a segment and the deviation angle between segments. You would also need to consider the starting point and direction of the first segment. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SAFeSTeR Posted August 7, 2013 Author Share Posted August 7, 2013 Well that tutorial is similar to what I am after, but not exact. What I want to be able to do is to rotate the view then continue drawing, but maybe this is not possible while a command is in use? As for using a LISP, no problem with this, but locating one might prove difficult. Thanks for the input. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eldon Posted August 7, 2013 Share Posted August 7, 2013 Until you find your lisp, perhaps you could pre-calculate the coordinates of the points, and then drawing a polyline as you require is simple and does it in one go. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neophoible Posted August 7, 2013 Share Posted August 7, 2013 Are you saying you want to draw a 2D polyline and rotate about a Z-axis, or are you talking about a 3D polyline? If the following doesn't help, why not post a DWG of what you are trying to do? May help to use 'SNAPANG: http://www.cadtutor.net/forum/showthread.php?17904-Change-the-UCS-while-in-a-command& Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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