Polar Point (POLE -- for 2nd point location)

Tool summary :

  • POLE stands for "Polar Point." It is a snap for locating a second point at a degree increment from the first located point.
  • Polar Point uses the " Polar degree snap " in Point Location Configuration to determine which degree increments to snap to as you rotate around the first point that is located.
  • Polar Point can be used in Modeling or the Drawing Editor . It can be one of the Auto point modes which activate when Auto Point point location is on.
  • See the example and the step-by-step instructions .

Also see :

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   Example :

When the Polar Point is the active Locate option, the text " Polar " is printed next to the point location target ( ).

 
Polar annotation text indicates Polar Point

Also see: To turn off the callout of degrees, you can use ANNO ( Toggle Annotations ). The " Polar degree snap " sets the degree increments that Polar Point will snap to.

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   Locating a point using Polar Point :

1 . Invoke Construction Line Add or Line Add or Add Beam or any other tool that permits the use of Polar Point as a Locate option.

2 . Various Locate options become active. You are prompted to locate a first point

2a : Use one of the point locators ( AUTO , INCL , INRL , EXPT , FRPT , MDPT , CNTR , etc.) to left-click ( Locate ) the first point.

Note: Polar Point is for second point location. The point location target will freeze, or you won't be able to locate a point at all, if you try to use Polar Point for first point location.

3 . Various Locate options become active, and the status line prompts you to locate a second point.

3a : Select the Polar icon or choose Locate > Polar or select ' POLE ' on the Set Location Mode toolbar item or , if you want to use Auto point location, move your mouse pointer as described in step 3c.

3b (optional) : You can optionally type a distance that will constrain point location to that distance from the first point. The distance you type will be reported, in brackets [ ], in the status line .

3c . As you move the mouse pointer ( ), the point location target ( ) moves with it, snapping to various rotations, in increments per the Locate > Point Location Configuration > " Polar degree snap ." The distance snaps for Polar Point are at 1 inch increments (for metric, that translates to 25.4 mm rounded to the nearest mm). The X-Y-Z display shows the coordinates of whatever point the target is over. Left-click ( Locate ) to locate the point.

Note: The " Polar degree snap " sets the rotational increments the target will snap to when your mouse pointer is positioned an arbitrary number of degrees from the 0° snap. The 0° snap is horizontal across your screen.

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