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AutoCad 2004 & DimOrdinate

AutoCad 2004 & DimOrdinate

AutoCad 2004 & DimOrdinate

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Hello,
I am using AutoCAD 2004 to create basic 2D drawings.
When I use the DIMORDINATE command, all values become positive.
Is it possible to have a minus sign on coordinates that are on the negative side of the origin?
Is it possible to display the axis also (e.g. X 123.123 Y -345.345)?

Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks

RE: AutoCad 2004 & DimOrdinate

Hi MeisterWeber,
I don't have experiences with "dimordinate", but I think You can work with a prefix. Then use "_matchprop" to get the minus for the negative values.
Automatically? Search in the www for a lisp. Maybe someone has one...?

regards, Lothar

ADT 2004
ACAD 2002

RE: AutoCad 2004 & DimOrdinate

You might try making a copy of your dim style to a new one but use a "-" prefix when creating the dims in the negative direction.

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