To Define the Center Point of a Rectangle (AutoCAD Mechanical Toolset)
Draw a square with a side of 10 units.
Click
Home tab
Draw panel
Circle drop-down
Center, Radius
.
Find
At the Command prompt, enter
AMPSNAPCEN
.
Select the first side (1).
Select the second side (2).
At the Command prompt, enter
R
for Relation.
Press ENTER.
When prompted for the relation to the first edge enter
0.2
.
For the relation to the second edge enter
0.8
.
Enter
5
for the radius.
Note:
For the reference ratio, you can also enter negative values and values greater than one.
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