bluepanther3456 Posted January 15, 2009 Posted January 15, 2009 Hello, I am new to CAD and had to take a test in school for it. I have a few questions. 1. What toolbar is the single polyline in? (it may not be single polyloine, but something close to that) 2. What makes the cursor go to a coordinate point? Is it called a gridline snap? Or just a snap? If anyone could refer me to a website which has an in-depth guide, it would be greatly appreciated. Quote
Attila The Gel Posted January 15, 2009 Posted January 15, 2009 Hello, I am new to CAD and had to take a test in school for it. I have a few questions. 1. What toolbar is the single polyline in? (it may not be single polyloine, but something close to that) 2. What makes the cursor go to a coordinate point? Is it called a gridline snap? Or just a snap? If anyone could refer me to a website which has an in-depth guide, it would be greatly appreciated. 1. I think its in the draw toolbar, 80% sure. cause I use keybord to start a polyline 2. What do you mean by coordinate point? there are endless points on the modelspace? You'll find all sorts of usefull stuff here on cadtutor! go to tutorials at the top left or click below http://www.cadtutor.net/tutorials/autocad/index.php?category_id=1 by the way welcom to the this forum! Quote
rkent Posted January 15, 2009 Posted January 15, 2009 1. Draw 2. Snap or Grid Snap, names are interchangeable Quote
profcad Posted January 16, 2009 Posted January 16, 2009 Hello, I am new to CAD and had to take a test in school for it. I have a few questions. If anyone could refer me to a website which has an in-depth guide, it would be greatly appreciated. Use HELP. Press F1. If you look up a command, it will tell you what toolbar it is on. There are some commands not on a toolbar. Quote
Tankman Posted January 17, 2009 Posted January 17, 2009 Welcome bluepanther! Like the Prof says, "Use HELP. Press F1." Where are you posting from? Which version of AutoCAD are you using? Visit the forums often, enjoy. Quote
RichterGMC Posted January 20, 2009 Posted January 20, 2009 Typing in PL will save you some time in the future for drawing a polyline. If you start a line and type in 450,400 the line will satrt at those cooridnates, but they are relative to where 0,0 is in Autocad. If you want to start at a particular point in a different coordinate system, you will need to have an actual point at those coordinates, then use SNAP to snap to the NODE. Good luck Quote
Strix Posted January 21, 2009 Posted January 21, 2009 welcome aboard bluepanther A couple of tips for using this forum... post only one Q per thread use descriptive titles We have software which automatically searches for similar questions, so if you consider the above, you'll often find the answer to your question quickly by scrolling to the bottom of your new thread this forum exists as a searchable database for users to help each other, so staying to one topic helps other users too Quote
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