deg min sec

Discussion in 'AutoCAD' started by dorifto, Feb 16, 2005.

  1. dorifto

    dorifto Guest

    i am currently tranfering a plot survey from hard copy to cad and the units
    given on the blueprint is on deg mins sec. how do i enter that on autocad?
    if point 1&2 is supposed to be 50' @ 14d1m? i tried creating a pline and
    specified @50'<14d1m but it didnt work. hehe. entering 14d alone works, but
    i need to know the proper way of entering the mins and secs. can anyone help
    me pls? thank you.
     
    dorifto, Feb 16, 2005
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  2. dorifto

    Kate M Guest

    Use ' (single quote mark) for minutes, " (double quote mark) for seconds.
     
    Kate M, Feb 16, 2005
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  3. dorifto

    dorifto Guest

    doh! that was easy. hehe. thank you. =)
     
    dorifto, Feb 16, 2005
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  4. dorifto

    RickW Guest

    You can also enter angles as bearings: ie: "@450.66'<N87D37'45"E"
     
    RickW, Feb 17, 2005
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