Bearing/Angle readout bug?

[TDabney]

Working in AC10. I've got my Working Units => Angle Unit set to Surveyor's Unit to lay out a site plan. The "New" coordinates display that follows the cursor around the screen (which I like btw) doesn't read correctly when moving either towards the SOUTH west or SOUTH east. For instance: when moving the cursor down and to the right (up is north) it reads N50?59'19"E instead of S50?59'19"E. Same thing happens when moving down and to the left. When moving up and to the right or left, it reads correctly. Oddly, the coordinate display palett DOES display the correct coordinates.

Am I a dork? or is this a bug?

Thanks,
Tom

[Anonymous]

TDabney wrote:
Am I a dork? or is this a bug?

Thanks,
Tom

Just checked it. Same for me. Clearly a bug.

The really bad bit is that the tracker doesn't take the input correctly either.

[TDabney]

Thanks for confirming the issue for me Matthew. At least it's not just me! Do I/we need to report this to the authorities in charge or is this post enough?

[Anonymous]

We can't assume that they will pick it up from here. I'll let them know, but it wouldn't hurt for you to go through the regular channels as well.

[Anonymous]

This is bug.
Very bad bug.

[Anonymous]

I ran into this as well and had to do all surveyor input via the coordinates box. This was in RC10 and I was hoping it would have been addressed in the final release....

[Anonymous]

Mike wrote:
I ran into this as well and had to do all surveyor input via the coordinates box. This was in RC10 and I was hoping it would have been addressed in the final release....

So I guess they already know about it?

[Link]

Am I a dork? or is this a bug?

You're a dork! In fact you all are!


Just kidding! Seriously, this is by design - the New User Guide does say this about the Tracker preferences:

If you check the Use relative angle measures checkbox, it will have
an effect during element creation. Let us say you are creating a chain
of Walls. If this checkbox is checked, the Angle value of Tracker will
display the angle relative to the direction (angle) of the last drawn
edge of the element being created.

Does unchecking this option in the WE solve the 'problem'?

Cheers,
Link.

[Anonymous]

Link wrote:

Am I a dork? or is this a bug?

You're a dork! In fact you all are!


Just kidding! Seriously, this is by design - the New User Guide does say this about the Tracker preferences:

If you check the Use relative angle measures checkbox, it will have
an effect during element creation. Let us say you are creating a chain
of Walls. If this checkbox is checked, the Angle value of Tracker will
display the angle relative to the direction (angle) of the last drawn
edge of the element being created.

Does unchecking this option in the WE solve the 'problem'?

Cheers,
Link.

That seemed to be the ticket. I'm glad you are keeping us up to date on the reading all of us should be doing....

[Stress Co_]

TDabney wrote:

Am I a dork? or is this a bug?

Thanks,
Tom

In our profession... you should be asking yourself .... "Am I a doric? or is this a bug?"