Learning AutoCAD 2010 and AutoCAD LT 2010

Practice Exercise | Acquiring Distance and Coordinates

In this practice exercise you make a simple drawing, then you inquire about the distance between two points and coordinate the information.

1. Draw two circles (any size).
2. To acquire the distance between two points:
   • Begin the Distance command.
   • With Object Snap on, specify the Center of one circle as the first distance.

     

   • Specify the Center of the other circle.
   • View the distance in the command line or in the AutoCAD Text Window (F2)
3. To view the X and Y coordinates of a specific point:
   • Begin ...