Distance (DIST) Function

Hi There,

I'm a big fan of the DIST function within AutoCad. I use the dist function to find out how mutch an object has to go left or right. The only thing is by the time I activated the move function I forgotten how mutch the distance was to move the object. And then I have to make the command line bigger to review the distance.

Question:

Does Anyone know if it is possible to create a toolbar with 3 tekst boxes. So that when I usethe DIST function that te last value's (XYZ) will stay in those boxes. Or does anyone know a other solution for this problem.

Regards

Wiebe

 

Hi,

Of course it's possible.

However, why would you bother?

The move command allows you to pick a start and end point for the move
without having to specifically measure the distance.

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Laurie Comerford
CADApps
www.cadapps.com.au

to find out how mutch an object has to go left or right. The only thing is
by the time I activated the move function I forgotten how mutch the distance
was to move the object. And then I have to make the command line bigger to
review the distance.

So that when I usethe DIST function that te last value's (XYZ) will stay in
those boxes. Or does anyone know a other solution for this problem.

 

But some times you want to move to a point outside the screen your working
in at the moment. It's nice to know the co-ordinates of the destination
point in such a case. I typically use transparent zooms to accomplish it
though.

If I need to remember a co-ordinate for several commands, I will enter the
co-ordinates on a calculator I keep at the computer.

 

worst case, just hit F2

Kevin

 

hi

some other options might be to use
Private Sub AcadDocument_EndCommand(ByVal CommandName As String) for the distance command or Private Sub AcadDocument_BeginCommand(ByVal CommandName As String) for the move command and put the distance into your clipboard. A little while ago there was a good discussion on putting variables next to the coordinate display; the Distance variable could be stored there.

hope this helps