Polar coordinates
Polar coordinates are entered as distance and angle. When you separate the input with / (slash), the program will recognise it as polar input.
Absolute polar coordinates are entered as follows: distance/angle
Relative polar coordinates are entered as follows: @distance/angle
Note: When using engineering or architectural linear units, absolute polar coordinates are entered using distance<angle and relative polar coordinates using @distance<angle.
Examples
Line start point: 1,1
Line end point: @5.8/31
The line startpoint is in coordinates 1,1. A line 5.8 drawing units long will be drawn at an angle of 31°.
Input |
Result |
@10/90 |
10 drawing units straight up from the last point entered |
@100/30 |
100 drawing units at 30º angle from the last point. |
20/135 |
20 drawing units at 135º angle from the origin. |