Working with coordinates: dumb question from veteran
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If you want to know the coordinates of a point just use the text tool.
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thanks, jim and massimo. the 1st part of my question has been answered and now i have two methods for find the location of a point.
but how do i place something in a specific location defined by coordinates?
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In VCB type:
[1,2,3] = xyz or rgb, for Absolute from Origin
or
<1,2,3> = xyz or rgb, for Relative to picked PointText Tool on a Vertex gives the 'xyz'
I recently wrote a tool to find / add coordinate text to selected cpoints, add a cpoint+text from coordinate/point/vertex arguments etc etc - see here http://forums.sketchucation.com/viewtopic.php?p=238662#p238662
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Edson,
You can move to a relative or absolute point using the Move Tool with the Measurements box.
- Select the Move Tool
- Select the point on the object to move.
- Type in [x, y, z] and Press Enter (absolute position)
or - Type <x, y, z> and press Enter (relative move.)
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jim and tig,
thanks.
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@jim said:
Edson,
You can move to a relative or absolute point using the Move Tool with the Measurements box.
- Select the Move Tool
- Select the point on the object to move.
- Type in [x, y, z] and Press Enter (absolute position)
or - Type <x, y, z> and press Enter (relative move.)
Am I really the only one that can't get this to work?
I wonder if it's because of my locale. comma is a decimal separator usually... I tried <200,300,100> as well as <200.300.100> - both fails. Square brackets as well...
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@thomthom said:
@jim said:
Edson,
You can move to a relative or absolute point using the Move Tool with the Measurements box.
- Select the Move Tool
- Select the point on the object to move.
- Type in [x, y, z] and Press Enter (absolute position)
or - Type <x, y, z> and press Enter (relative move.)
Am I really the only one that can't get this to work?
I wonder if it's because of my locale. comma is a decimal separator usually... I tried <200,300,100> as well as <200.300.100> - both fails. Square brackets as well...tom,
it is probably your locale. it is working for me with [x;y;z] and <x;y;z>. try another separator.
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@edson said:
tom,
it is probably your locale. it is working for me with [x;y;z] and <x;y;z>. try another separator.
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Hi folks.
If, like me, you use the comma as the decimal separator, you need to use the semi colon ; as the list separator, unless you changed it in the regional settings of Windows or Mac OS.
Using <X;Y;Z> or [X;Y;Z] works OK for me.
Just ideas.
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Is there a way to get the relative input when drawing lines, for instance (the VCB accepts no input)?
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You need to click a start point with the line tool first, then you can enter a distance to the endpoint ( 10" ), a global location for the endpoint ( [10,10,10] ) or a relative location for the enpoint ( <10,10,10> ). But you do need to start the line first.
Chris
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Good point though, would be good if the tools allowed for co-ords to be typed for both ends.
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I agree it would be better if it let you enter a coordinate right from the start.
But you can just make a random click, then enter the beginning coordinate's point, then enter the ending coordinate point. But I'm sure that could cause problems if the line made fromt he first random click to the beginning position intersects with geometry.
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Guide Lines and Points are there to help you set up your 'drawing'...
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Well, thanks. And yes, to me that is a bit 'counter intuilligent': enter a point so that you may revise it. And thanks for the guides tip, TIG; I can get to point 'B' without the relative input, but it may save time to use it as would not having to use guides or draw additional geometry.
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@jim said:
Edson,
You can move to a relative or absolute point using the Move Tool with the Measurements box.
- Select the Move Tool
- Select the point on the object to move.
- Type in [x, y, z] and Press Enter (absolute position)
or - Type <x, y, z> and press Enter (relative move.)
I can get this to work great. Is it possible to use this type of control to do the following:
Say I have many objects with different x,y, and z coordinates. I want to select all the objects, and move all of them to z = 0, without changing the x and y coordinates for any of them. Is this possible using the move tool without a plugin? (I'm aware of several "drop" plugins that will essentially solve this problem).
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It's all xyz or nothing.
You need 'Drop.rb' etc...
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