Topic: Northings and Eastings

[PHX cadie]

I have totally forgotten how to get the Northing/Easting (X amd Y,) values, sim to ID, but in text.

I don't think its a lisp, does anyone know the command?

Thx's

[Mark]

Not sure I understand what you want. ID will display the X and Y for me.

Here's an old program that does it too.

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;;; display coordinates and elevation
;;; output looks like this
;;; Pick Point... N=1267857.385 E=590288.382 ELEV=0.00  590288.382,1267857.385
(defun C:CDD (/ p1)
  (while
    (setq p1 (getpoint "\nPick Point... "))
    (progn
      (prompt
        (strcat
          "N="(rtos (cadr p1)2 3)" "
          "E="(rtos (car p1)2 3)" "
          "ELEV="(rtos (caddr p1)2 2)"  "
          (rtos (car p1)2 3)","(rtos (cadr p1)2 3)
          )
        ); prin1
      ); progn
    )
  (princ)
  ); defun


[Chris]

you can also use a block with text containing fields for the northing and easting information.

[PHX cadie]

I was hopeing to be vag and not to admit a failing memory 

In an old dwg I have text:

N=1234.56
E=1234.56
Z=0.00


Apparently I had a way to get the X and Y in text. There must have been a command, I doubt that I copied the XY values then pasted in text, but its possible (?)

[Chris]

would this help?

[PHX cadie]

I was thinking there was a vanilla Acad command.

Thx's All

[alanjt]

The ID command.

[PHX cadie]

(Posting in case some may find useful)

Finally got around to fixing what I couldn't explain:

a field text showing either the x or the y postion of the defpoints block to the left of the table.

Move the defpoints block and do a regen to update the N/E 'ings in the table

[JAtherley]

If using civil 3D you can set up a note label and style to label Northings and Eastings