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Use Coordinates and Coordinate Systems | 213
The following example draws a line whose endpoint is 5 units in the X
direction and 0 units in the Y direction from the start point at the absolute
coordinate -2,1. Pressing
ENTER at the next To Point prompt ends the
command.
Command: line
From point: -2,1
To point: @5,0
To enter an absolute coordinate (2D)
At a prompt for a point, enter the coordinate using the following format:
x,y
■ X represents the distance and direction along the horizontal axis from the
origin (0,0).
■ Y represents the distance and direction along the vertical axis from the
origin (0,0).
-2,1
3,4
Y
X-X
-Y
Y
X
-X
-Y