jarchietek Posted March 28, 2003 Share Posted March 28, 2003 How do I draw the symbol for degree? I am using the property tool and I can't get the site coordinates to display properly. I know in AutoCAD its the "^". thanks Quote Link to comment
Guest Posted March 28, 2003 Share Posted March 28, 2003 When using the property line tool, the segment should look like N32d23m14sE North, 32 degrees, 23 minutes, 14 seconds, East. If you have that set to display on the drawing, the d, m and s will display. You can ungroup the objects then edit the text object to replace the d, m and s with the correct symbols. To place the degree symbol, you'll need to use the keyboard shortcut or you can copy it from the symbols palette in MS Word or something. You should have a charachter map item in accessories if you are on a PC which will tell you the keyboard shortcut. Quote Link to comment
jan15 Posted March 28, 2003 Share Posted March 28, 2003 A lot of fonts make character number 176 the degree symbol. On a PC, hold down the Alt key while typing "0176" on the numeric keypad, and when you release Alt the degree symbol should appear. Quote Link to comment
jfmarch Posted March 28, 2003 Share Posted March 28, 2003 It would be nice if the text would appear as one enters the coordinates. I have tried entering ?, ', " instead of d, m, s, but the text that gets placed on the drawing is always the letters. Its a hassled to then have to ungroup the text blocks and edit. By the way the "?" symbol is created with option/shift/8 in Mac.... Quote Link to comment
johnharley Posted March 29, 2003 Share Posted March 29, 2003 I agree, I think think is a major draw back to the property line tool. It would also be nice if their was an option for how the text is set on the property line. For example, above below the line or spread out above the line, etc. Quote Link to comment
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