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Absolute Angle + Distance

Absolute angle and distance
Absolute angle and X distance/Y distance

Absolute angle and distance

In 2-D

The point is defined by entering the angle to the positive X axis and a distance. The latter is marked out from the last point by considering the angle. Specify the angle and the distance, separated by a space, e.g. 30 50.

(1) Last point, (2) Found point

The entered values refer to the last point. If no last point is available, HiCAD asks you to define a reference point. If you generally want to use a different reference point even when a last point is available, press the left mouse button after activating this option. Define the reference point and then enter the angle and the distance separately.

As with option R, you can also take values from the drawing by using the additional code FA, Z or L instead of a value input.

Example:

Angle Z	e.g. 45 Z	The angle is 45 degrees. The Distance menu is displayed to define the distance.
Angle L	e.g. 45 L	The angle is 45 degrees. The distance is defined by means of the distance that was specified last.
LL		The angle and the distance are defined by means of the values last entered for this option. You can also make use of option PL. This is the same as activating option P and entering LL, i.e. applying the last angle and the last distance.
Angle FA	e.g. 45 FA	The angle is 45 degrees. The distance is defined using the Distance menu and scaled with the specified factor.
Z		Both values are to be taken from the drawing. The values are defined by means of the Angle and Distance menus.

In 3-D

The point is defined by specifying its polar coordinates, i.e. by specifying the angle and distance from an existing point. Four specifications are required:

Reference Point
Angle (wx, azimuth)	Between the x axis and the projection of the start point-end point line to the x-y plane.
Distance	Between start and end points
Angle (we, elevation)	Angle between the start point-end point line and its projection to the x-y plane.

The new point lies on the x-axis rotated about the specified angle and has the specified distance from the current point.

Notes:

If the point option is called without entering values, i.e.. P RET, then all 4 specifications are required.
If the 1st angle is specified directly (P wx), the last point is used as a reference point, the distance is requested and the 2nd angle (elevation) is set to zero.
If the 1st angle and the distance are specified directly (P wx d), the last point is used as a reference point and the 2nd angle (elevation) is set to zero.

(1) Reference point, (2) Angle (azimuth), (3) Angle (elevation), (4) Distance, = found point

Absolute Angle and X/Y Distance

Absolute Angle and X/Y Distance ,

Here, the point is defined by specifying the angle to the positive X axis as well as the X and Y distance. As for option P, you can also select a different reference point here and take values from the drawing.

(1) Last point, (2) Found point

Point Option Overview

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