DBUG> DirDis -more

[lenking <lenking@blueridge.net>]

> > is it just me or does anyone else think tossing a line out at an
arbitrary
> > angle is a bad design idea?
> > i sure hope i misread how this "great new feature" is supposed to work.
>
> Perhaps you have. It is a feature that has been asked for for many
> years, mainly from users who had such an input method in other CAD
> programs that they had used.

>Sheesh!  That really shows that you can please some of the people all of
the
>time ... but you can't please all of the people some of the time!
>Surely this feature is a bonus!  If you don't like it don't use it ..
>nothing arbitrary about it!

I think the original critiZm was aimed at the wish list priorities at the
LLC. Personally thou I can appreciate the benefit of this improvement but
agree that for CDs it may not be a good tool. Other times not so hot  with
out ortho on.  But whats the big deal about turning ortho on? just hit o.
During the design phase Dis should really be a big plus.  Im not a
coordinates entry type guy. Youd be crazy trying to do intial design
alternatives via coordinates. So I go the drag the mouse and watch the
distance read out route. When I do an angle thou then im trudging and dir
dis sounds real good. Now I must switch to coordinates or go into tangents
(b key) to get a good read on my angled entity.  SLow! DirDis is the way to
go I think.

Len King
Lake Lure, NC

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