FAQ

Q) I accidentally picked a line while not in a command and this dialogue box came up. It has everything I need to know about the line but I don't understand where it came from?

A) What you have found is a feature called CAD Lines and CAD Curves. With no command active, if you pick a line or a curve, we automatically display a dialogue box with all the data on the line or curve. You have options of doing calculations right from here rather than going to any menus. You can also switch between lines and arcs. You even have the choice to coordinate all new lines and arcs or simply to draw them. This gives you quite a bit of power at your mouse pick, without even running a command. There are System Toggles to turn these features off in case you find a need to. You may also pick normal text to edit the text or pick on part of a survey point to edit the data about that point, by simply using the mouse.