Units

Option

Description

Specifies the units of linear measurement. Select a unit:

• Scientific - such as 4.225E+01

• Decimal - such as 42.25

• Engineering - such as 3'-6.25"

• Architectural - such as 3'-6 1/4"

• Fractional - such as 42 1/4

For metric units, choose 2 (decimal).

Specifies the number of decimal places. Enter a number between 0 and 8:

• 0 - 0 decimal places, such as 0.

• 1 - 1 decimal places, such as 0.0

• 2 - 2 decimal places, such as 0.00

• 3 - 3 decimal places, such as 0.000

• 4 - 4 decimal places, such as 0.0000

• 5 - 5 decimal places, such as 0.00000

• 6 - 6 decimal places, such as 0.000000

• 7 - 7 decimal places, such as 0.0000000

• 8 - 8 decimal places, such as 0.00000000

This option affects the precision of fractions in architectural and fractional units:

• 0 - 0 fractional precision, such as 1

• 1 - 1/2

• 2 - 1/4

• 3 - 1/8

• 4 - 1/16

• 5 - 1/32

• 6 - 1/64

• 7 - 1/128

• 8 - 1/256

Specifies the type of angular units. Select a unit:

• Decimal degrees - such as 90.0.

• Degrees/minutes/seconds - such as 90d0'0.

• Gradians - such as 100.00g. There are 400 grads in a circle.

• Radians - such as 1.57r. There are 2*pi radians (approximately 6.282) in a circle.

• Surveyor's units -  such as N 00d0'0"E. The N and E in Surveyor's units refers to North and east.

Specifies the number of decimal places.

Enter a number between 0 and 8.

Specifies the direction for 0 degrees. The default is the positive x axis.

Enter an angle. You can also rotate the drawing through the Snap command's Rotate option.

Toggles the direction in which angles are measured:

• No - measures angles counterclockwise (default).

• Yes - measures angles clockwise.

Shortcut Menu

Description

Scientific Linear Units

Chooses scientific as the working units.

Decimal Linear Units

Chooses decimal (metric) as the working units.

Engineering Linear Units

Chooses engineering as the working units.

Architectural Linear Units

Chooses architectural as the working units.

Fractional Linear Units

Chooses fractional as the working units.

Relative

Displays relative coordinates in the status bar.

Absolute

Displays absolute coordinates in the status bar.

Off

Displays coordinates only when points are picked.

Properties

Opens the Coordinates section of the Settings dialog box.

Coordinates

Specifies how coordinates are displayed in the status bar:

• Update coordinates only when selecting points - equivalent to Off.

• Coordinates always show pointer location - equivalent to Absolute.

• Coordinates in polar form for point, distance and angle selection - equivalent to Relative.