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Creatting a map from a survey.

Creatting a map from a survey.

Creatting a map from a survey.

(OP)
Autocad 2000, How can I use the line function @distance<direction with survey units such as N 89d43'56"W and get the line distance and direction I need?
Thanks for your help

RE: Creatting a map from a survey.


 Set your angle units to Surveyor's Units.
 Command: aunits (hit enter then type 4, enter)

RE: Creatting a map from a survey.

(OP)
Estassoc
Apperently my syntex is wrong then, what you recomand is just what I did.
When I input the values it gave me an error message "Point or option key required". What I want is @1460.6'<N89d43;56"W
Can you offer anything ferther?

RE: Creatting a map from a survey.

(OP)
There is a syntex error in my last post, should be
@1460.0'N89d43'56"W

RE: Creatting a map from a survey.

Leave off the foot symbol, just @1460<n89d43'56"w
You can use the foot symbol if in architectural or engineering units.

RE: Creatting a map from a survey.

(OP)
Problum solved
thanks to all

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