Autodesk 057A1-05A111-1001 - AutoCAD LT 2009, Getting Started Manual

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Draw with Coordinates
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Draw with Relative Cartesian Coordinates
Use relative Cartesian coordinates when you know the location of a point in relation to the previous
point. For example, to locate a point relative to the absolute coordinates –2,1, start the next
coordinates with the @ symbol.
Command: line
Specify first point: # –2,1
Specify next point or [Undo] : @5,3
Entering @5,3 locates the same point in this example as entering #3,4 in the previous example.
NOTE Absolute coordinates are entered differently if the Dynamic Input button on the left side of the
status bar is turned off. In that case, the # is not used to specify absolute coordinates.