lines and zero length diminsions

[don poole pls]

I, while drawing lines with length or distance commands, frequently get an
error message that says "Command: l
LINE
Pick point or point numbers: (3174.31 5594.97 0.0)
Undo/Distance/<Pick point or point numbers>: d
Enter distance: 2 Zero length line created at (3174.31, 5594.97, 0.00)
Undo/Distance/<Pick point or point numbers>: d
Enter distance: 5 Zero length line created at (3174.31, 5594.97, 0.00)
Undo/Distance/<Pick point or point numbers>:"

this is in the simple "draw>line> command, but it also happens in 2D
polyline command. I cna't figure out what causes this, but I can't draw the
line that I need, inthis instance it's 2' or 5', but it also happened when I
tried to draw a 2D polyline 0.3' long.

also in the 2D polyline command when I choose to draw by length it won't
allow me to pick the direction by pointing the cursor...

Any clues?

Thanks,
Don Poole

[R.K. McSwain]

don poole pls wrote:

I, while drawing lines with length or distance commands, frequently get an
error message that says "Command: l
LINE
Pick point or point numbers: (3174.31 5594.97 0.0)
Undo/Distance/<Pick point or point numbers>: d
Enter distance: 2 Zero length line created at (3174.31, 5594.97, 0.00)
Undo/Distance/<Pick point or point numbers>: d
Enter distance: 5 Zero length line created at (3174.31, 5594.97, 0.00)
Undo/Distance/<Pick point or point numbers>:"

this is in the simple "draw>line> command, but it also happens in 2D
polyline command. I cna't figure out what causes this, but I can't draw the
line that I need, inthis instance it's 2' or 5', but it also happened when I
tried to draw a 2D polyline 0.3' long.

Any clues?

Turn off object snap, and try again.

[George Machlan]

I do that a lot, I hate it when that happens, snaps are a great tool but
they sure surprise and frustrate me.

Turn off object snap, and try again.

[R.K. McSwain]

On 3/16/2005 7:42 PM George Machlan wrote:

I do that a lot, I hate it when that happens, snaps are a great tool but
they sure surprise and frustrate me.

A well written program will turn off running object snaps during
execution, then restore them once finished.

In the case of this custom line command, it makes sense to leave the
running object snaps active since the user is expecting them to work -
but the author should have made accomodations for the potential errors
caused by their presence during the 'Distance' option of the command.