Autodesk 057B1-41A111-1001 - AutoCAD LT 2010, User Manual

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Turn On or Turn Off Dynamic Input
Click the dynamic input button on the status bar to turn dynamic input
on and off. Dynamic input has three components: pointer input, dimensional
input, and dynamic prompts. Right-click the dynamic input button and click
Settings to control what is displayed by each component when dynamic input
is on.
Pointer Input
When pointer input is on and a command is active, the location of the
crosshairs is displayed as coordinates in a tooltip near the cursor. You can
enter coordinate values in the tooltip instead of on the command line.
The default for second and subsequent points is relative polar coordinates
(relative Cartesian for RECTANG). There is no need to type the at sign (@). If
you want to use absolute coordinates, use the pound sign (#) prefix. For
example, to move an object to the origin, for the second point prompt, enter
#0,0.
Use the pointer input settings to change the default format for coordinates
and to control when pointer input tooltips are displayed.
Dimensional Input
When dimensional input is on, the tooltips display distance and angle values
when a Command prompts for a second point. The values in the dimensional
tooltips change as you move the cursor. Press Tab to move to the value you
want to change. Dimensional input is available for ARC, CIRCLE, ELLIPSE,
LINE, and PLINE.
When you use grips to edit an object, the dimensional input tooltips can
display the following information:
■ Original length
■ A length that updates as you move the grip
■ The change in the length
■ Angle
■
The change in the angle as you move the grip
■ The radius of an arc
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