re: How get rid of Red DOT!

January 14, 2011, 09:27:50 AM

TC14: Attached is a simple drawing with two circles. Whatever circle I click on I get a red dot at the reference point. It does not appear in some other drawings. How do I get rid of it? After I've deselected the circle it remains?

Hopefully this is really simple. Thanks, Roger

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January 14, 2011, 09:47:01 AM

#1

change from "Relative" coordinants to "Absolute"

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January 14, 2011, 09:48:54 AM

#2

Select (A) on your keyboard.It may be that your Relative CoordsYou want be in the Absolute Mode.Did'nt see any red dot at my end.

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January 14, 2011, 09:50:35 AM

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You're working with Relative coordinates, and the red dot is the current Relative Origin. To get rid of it, switch to Absolute coordinates. Just hit "A" on your keyboard.

Henry H

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January 14, 2011, 09:52:56 AM

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Three is a charm. LMAO

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January 14, 2011, 10:05:44 AM

#5

Thanks all. Never paid any attention to this before, so guess I've always been in absolute. Live and learn ... but just a little. Roger

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January 14, 2011, 05:02:45 PM

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You more than likely hit the "R" key at some point. See the "Modes / Coord System" menu.

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January 14, 2011, 08:47:51 PM

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Quote from: John R on January 14, 2011, 05:02:45 PM

You more than likely hit the "R" key at some point. See the "Modes / Coord System" menu.

In my usage of ArchiCAD "A" tabs into the Angle input box and "R" tabs into the radius input box, so needless to say when I accidentally do one or the other while finishing my drawings in TC14, I always do the other to go right back to undo it

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