Polar line creation.

[CamHead]

I'm trying to create a line through a point,

at an angle to an existing line.

The Line + Polar function only allows for absolute

angle callout. Is their a way to relate my new line to an existing one?

[Reece L Gibson]

When it ask's for an input, if you look at the bottom of your screen it has X,Y,Z,R,D,S,L,A.

When you type in "A" for example and press the input key or left click mouse it takes you back to the Graphics screen with choices as 1 line,

2 lines etc. and lets you pick an existing line from the screen for your input.

If you type in "S" for example it wants the distance from two points as input.

It is a nice function.

[Michael Reynolds]

Thanks Millturn!

 

I suggested (on the other forum) using the xform, rotate function, but I think you answered his question more appropriately! (I was wondering what those letters meant!)

 

Mike R.

[cadcam]

I forgot about that millturn it’s just like when getting a tool and say you want to know the corner radi that a tool will fit.

right click in the box were it says tool dia and use the list there to go out to the geo and pick the radi.

It will put that radi answer in the tool dia window.

 

Here is a sample

 

[ 05-19-2002, 10:47 PM: Message edited by: cadcam ]

[CamHead]

Thanks Millturn but that's not exactly what I was looking for.

Let's say I have only 1 line on my screen and I don't know the angle of it,(and I don't want to know the angle), I just want to create a line at 32 degrees relative to it.

It appears that Xform + Copy at 32 degrees will solve my problem.

However my quest was to find a similar solution within the Line + Polar function.

Create a line at 32 degrees to my existing line.

[Reece L Gibson]

When you use this the function I descrided, it returns the angle of the line you chose, Just add or subtract 32 degress to it or from it.

(Within the Create, Line, Polar function)

[CamHead]

Yes you're right Millturn. I forgot about the

arithmetic function.

Thanks for your patience.

I'm Catia based and I'm always looking for a parallel function in MC.