Tesjay Posted February 14, 2012 Share Posted February 14, 2012 In autocad 8, how could I get the XYZ coodinates of a point, on the drawing. With ID or list command it is possible to get the coordinates of a point, but they would not appear on the drawing the way dimensions do. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ReMark Posted February 14, 2012 Share Posted February 14, 2012 You could use a custom lisp routine. That would be one option. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SLW210 Posted February 14, 2012 Share Posted February 14, 2012 MTEXT with a field. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dadgad Posted February 14, 2012 Share Posted February 14, 2012 If you create an Mtext. and insert a field in the right click menu to specify the object and location it will display the coordinates, per SLW210's suggestion. You probably want to set a DDPTYPE for you point first, so you can see it, as I have. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ReMark Posted February 14, 2012 Share Posted February 14, 2012 Can it be set up to display Northing and Easting? Example: N202,456.73, E67,339.01 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dadgad Posted February 14, 2012 Share Posted February 14, 2012 I am clueless as regards northing and easting, but if you assign geographic values to your drawing you could get it to display longitude and lattitude. I made a simple Mtext, and couldn't get it to display better than this, but with a multiline text you could. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ReMark Posted February 14, 2012 Share Posted February 14, 2012 Many state plane coordinate systems utilize northings and eastings not latitude and longitude. I was just curious. In my job I seldom encounter these types of situations and if I do I use a custom lisp routine that adds the "N" and the "E" designations to the front of the coordinate. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eldon Posted February 14, 2012 Share Posted February 14, 2012 Once you get into Mtext with fields, don't be too greedy and get the position x, y and z all in one go. Format as desired. These are based on the Insertion Point (Top Left) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ReMark Posted February 14, 2012 Share Posted February 14, 2012 (edited) eldon is on a tear today. He's just knocking these babies out of the ballpark. Unnecessary Edited February 14, 2012 by SLW210 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Murph_map Posted February 14, 2012 Share Posted February 14, 2012 Many state plane coordinate systems utilize northings and eastings not latitude and longitude. I was just curious. In my job I seldom encounter these types of situations and if I do I use a custom lisp routine that adds the "N" and the "E" designations to the front of the coordinate. How about creating a block to display it and insert the blocks where you need the text/labels. http://www.lazydrafter.com/autocad-tips/create-a-northing-easting-block-with-fields Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dadgad Posted February 15, 2012 Share Posted February 15, 2012 Once you get into Mtext with fields, don't be too greedy and get the position x, y and z all in one go. Format as desired. These are based on the Insertion Point (Top Left) ......couldn't get it to display better than this, but with a multiline text you could. That's more to the point Eldon, nicely done. The first one I did was directed to the OP's inquiry, this plays beautifully to the Northing & Easting question. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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