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POLARMODE (System Variable)

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Intermediate

Controls settings for polar and object snap tracking.

The setting is stored as a bitcode using the sum of the following values:

Polar angle measurements

0

Measure polar angles based on current UCS (absolute)

1

Measure polar angles from selected objects (relative)

Object snap tracking

0

Track orthogonally only

2

Use polar tracking settings in object snap tracking

Use additional polar tracking angles

0

No

4

Yes

Acquire object snap tracking points

0

Acquire automatically

8

Press SHIFT to acquire

NoteIn an AutoCAD 3D environment, a tracking vector parallel to the Z axis of the UCS is also displayed, and the tooltip displays +Z and -Z for the angle depending on the direction along the Z axis.

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