Draw line on angles

luke83 · 7th Nov 2009, 11:57 am

OK I NEED TO DRAW A LINE FROM A POINT THATS TRAVELS 80MM ALONG X AND IT INCREASES WITH A ANGLE OF 5DEGS.
sO HEARS WHAT I DID
L
SELECTED MY STARTING POINT
@80,<5

nOW LOOKING AT IT IT LOOKS FINE TO MY UNTRAINED EYE, BUT HALFWAY THRU DRAWING THIS IMAGE OF A VAN, I REALISED MY SIZES WHERE OUT, NOW I ACTUALLY WANTED TO HAVE MY MEASURMENT OF 80MM ALONG THE X AXES NOT HEADING OFF ALONG THE DIAGONAL IS THERE ANOTHER WAY TO TELL IT THAT I WANT THAT LINE ALONG THAT ANGLE BUT TO TAKE ITS MEASURMENT OFF THE X AXIS ONLY NOT ALONG THE LINE ITS TRAVELLING.

does that make sence?

dbroada · 7th Nov 2009, 01:40 pm

there probably is but I just put a vertical XLINE through the stating point, move that 80<0 and extend the previous line.

If you need a lot of lines at various angles you can also twist the UCS as you go.

Tankman · 7th Nov 2009, 04:26 pm

You would need to do a bit of geometry, develop the triangle.

You could fudge a bit. Take a peek-a-boo at the attached *.dwg file.

You can see drawing an 80 unit line, @80<5 would be .25 units short. Oh, my!

There would certainly be a lot of accumulated errors.

**Lazer** · 7th Nov 2009, 05:22 pm

Luke you may want to type without caps on as some people regard this as SHOUTING!!

**Cad64** · 7th Nov 2009, 05:37 pm

Tankman, you need to remove the "%20" from the name of the file you posted. I couldn't get it to open until I renamed it.

Tankman · 7th Nov 2009, 06:34 pm

Quote:

Originally Posted by Cad64

Tankman, you need to remove the "%20" from the name of the file you posted. I couldn't get it to open until I renamed it.

Sorry Cad64, this was at first Luke's drawing which I edited.

I never use the % sign naming any drawing.

On my laptop, AutoCAD '05, I couldn't open your drawings, oh, my.

Was 23°F here in Eastern Pennsylvania today. Yuk!

luke83 · 7th Nov 2009, 09:27 pm

Thanks tankman for the .dwg , thats the way i ended up doing it but wasnt sure if there was another easier way.
Sorry about the SHOUTING people, i didnt reliase capslock was on until the very end and being 11:30 at night when i wrote it i didnt feel like retyping the whole thing.

nukecad · 7th Nov 2009, 11:15 pm

Quote:

Originally Posted by dbroada

there probably is but I just put a vertical XLINE through the stating point, move that 80<0 and extend the previous line.

If you need a lot of lines at various angles you can also twist the UCS as you go.

XLINE is a good, but it seems, little known command.
You want a 5deg angle, use

XLINE
A (for angle)
5
<enter>

that will put a 5 degree construction line on your drawing.

Other XLINE options are-
H (horizontal)
V (vertical)
O (offset by a distance you specify)
T (tangental to a radius)
etc., take a look at the HELP for all the options.

dbroada · 8th Nov 2009, 12:59 pm

Quote:

Originally Posted by nukecad

XLINE is a good, but it seems, little known command.

clearly. I think my solution is easier than the one taken.

Tankman · 8th Nov 2009, 02:51 pm

Clearly, Dave, your solution is easier. Does down smooth too!

Hope Guy Fawkes day was fun in Sussex!

7th Nov 2009, 11:57 am	#1
luke83 Junior Member Using: AutoCAD 2008 Join Date: Oct 2009 Posts: 19	Draw line on angles OK I NEED TO DRAW A LINE FROM A POINT THATS TRAVELS 80MM ALONG X AND IT INCREASES WITH A ANGLE OF 5DEGS. sO HEARS WHAT I DID L SELECTED MY STARTING POINT @80,<5 nOW LOOKING AT IT IT LOOKS FINE TO MY UNTRAINED EYE, BUT HALFWAY THRU DRAWING THIS IMAGE OF A VAN, I REALISED MY SIZES WHERE OUT, NOW I ACTUALLY WANTED TO HAVE MY MEASURMENT OF 80MM ALONG THE X AXES NOT HEADING OFF ALONG THE DIAGONAL IS THERE ANOTHER WAY TO TELL IT THAT I WANT THAT LINE ALONG THAT ANGLE BUT TO TAKE ITS MEASURMENT OFF THE X AXIS ONLY NOT ALONG THE LINE ITS TRAVELLING. does that make sence?

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7th Nov 2009, 01:40 pm	#2
dbroada Forum Deity Using: Electrical 2008 Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Sussex, UK Posts: 3,049	there probably is but I just put a vertical XLINE through the stating point, move that 80<0 and extend the previous line. If you need a lot of lines at various angles you can also twist the UCS as you go.
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7th Nov 2009, 09:27 pm	#7
luke83 Junior Member Using: AutoCAD 2008 Join Date: Oct 2009 Posts: 19	Thanks tankman for the .dwg , thats the way i ended up doing it but wasnt sure if there was another easier way. Sorry about the SHOUTING people, i didnt reliase capslock was on until the very end and being 11:30 at night when i wrote it i didnt feel like retyping the whole thing.

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8th Nov 2009, 02:51 pm	#10
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