Topic: Most underated / underused commands / variables ...

[M-dub]

Actually, I've played with polar a bit so far and I like it...I just need more time to get to know it.  Too many other 'non-CAD' things to do lately...

[M-dub]

Daron, how do you temporarily disable polar tracking?  Is it an F-key or can you hold sifht or something like that?


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F-10 - Unmodified, turns Polar Tracking on or off.

[Slim©]

Daron, I've been useing POLAR ever since I looked at the STATUS BAR and asked myself, "What's this button do?" Can't remember how long that's been, but its a great command as you say.  

(Note to self DON'T push BIG RED button.)

[t-bear]

Rectangle .... hit enter for the dialog box....kinda neat.

[Kate M]

It boggles my mind that I feel that I'm the only one who uses it. I'm sure that's not the case, but I haven't met anyone yet who uses polar. Anybody?

Me! Me! Polar's awesome! I know what you mean, though -- I can't get many people here to use it either. I should just go around and turn off all their Ortho toggle buttons.

There's an add-on for LT called Slingshot that provides object snap tracking as well as some 3D and imaging commands...I'll be installing it on some of our machines as soon as I have a spare hour or two.

[M-dub]

Alright, Alright...I'm a converted believer now.  I like it a lot.  It's almost like getting your 10 year old son to help you out in the garage...Old enough to kinda know what he's doing, but he can still get in the way sometimes...
It would be nice if you could hold a button down to temporarily disable it instead of having to toggle it on and off...

[VerticalMojo]

OH MY..... polar does rock  :dood:

I think I just found a keeper!

[ronjonp]

Stretch.

[M-dub]

Stretch -> CP

[Bob Garner]

Polar snap absolutely rocks.  On my machine, the F10 key toggles it on and off.  I'm on ACAD 2002.

Bob G.

[PDJ]

Hello, my name is Paul...... and I'm a Polar user..

[VerticalMojo]

if you can use two hands does that make you bi-polar?

[Keith™]

I am not a believer ... yet .... simply because I almost never have any angles that I am required to follow outside of 0-90-180-270 ... the occasional 45, but not real often...

[VerticalMojo]

Keith has a good point...... Im find myself using ortho again out of habit because I rarely use the 45........

[Kate M]

Don't you ever need to copy or move something in a non-orthogonal direction? I have my polar set to 90 degree snaps -- basically like an ortho I don't have to turn off -- but I'll add intervals when I have a building with angled wings or something.