Parallel and Perpendicular in Arch 10

[jzarmin]

Hello there,

We have been using Arch 10 987 USA full now for a couple months on our MAC's in the office.

Can someone please explain step-by-step how to draw a line of a specific length (using numeric input) parallel to an existing angled object? I cannot successfully do this using either Guidelines or the old Relative Construction Methods.

Back before Arch 10, I would click at the origin of the new line, then select the Relative Construction parallel box, then click on the existing angled object, then (after relocating the cursor to the origin point) numerically input a relative R distance.

However, under Arch 10, this method no longer works because once I return the cursor to the origin point of the new line it seems to forget the parallel angle I have specified for it and instead the line is drawn perfectly horizontal as if the angle were 0. If I don't return the cursor to the origin point of the new line before inputing the relative R distance, then the resulting line length is wrong but the angle is correct.

I've been having the same trouble trying to draw new lines of specific lengths perpendicular to existing objects. Does anyone know what either I or ArchiCAD 10 is doing wrong?

thanks!

Joe
San Francisco

[Link]

jzarmin wrote:
Aha!

At the end of inputting the R lenght I always then typed the "+" key as in a relative distance.

Aye caramba!!!

Just a SMALL detail you neglected to mention!!

When using relative coordinates, the + basically means 'from where the cursor is currently positioned' and it still means that in ArchiCAD 10.

Glad you got it figured it, but all the information next time may speed up your resolution times!

Cheers,
Link.

[Jefferson]

This was an interesting thread to follow. I'm grateful to have had this wealth of information on such a simple and everyday task so fully explored. [Was that an info-mercial Tom?] I haven't got my guideline shortcuts dialed in yet to show only what I want to see. Workin' on it. The screen gets cluttered very fast with guidelines on all the time, for this user's preference anyway. So I've been in Ben's camp more or less + tracker........

1-start the line
2-invoke parallel/perp via shortcut key
3-hover over appropriate element
4-tab through the tracker to input length +/or angle

sort of a combination of old school/new school. I am still really missing the old "auto-relative" parallel/perp function. Simple was GOOD!