Autocad LT2002 and Input Co-ordinate Problem?

[ALCADZAZ]

When I try to type in co-ordinates at the command line, they always meet at the pickbox/crosshairs which I don't want to happen. The pickbox/crosshair is always shown in the drawing area. Is there any way to dock the pickbox/crosshair so that the command co-ordinates are followed out and not determind by the pickbox/crosshairs.

Using Autocad Lt 2002. As you,ve probably gathered I'm new to autocad and starting out.

Any help please?

Many thanks

[Eddie]

8) Sorry you lost me abit there.....lets try an example......
command - line
autocad prompt - pick start point....you enter....1500,2500,0...(x,y,z)..then press enter....
autocad prompt - next point of line...you enter.....3500,2750,0...press enter.

What you should see is a line start from the co-ords specified first and finish at the next co-ords......UNLESS you have picked the first point on screen, then it would appear to come from the location of the crosshair....

Is this correct :?: :?:

[ALCADZAZ]

Hi

From an autocad book I typed in 0,0, then pressed at enter at the command line and the points or co-ordinates joined up with the crosshairs/pickbox. The was dealing with absolute co-ordinates and is called Autocad LT 2002 in easy steps.

Am I picking it up wrong, or doing it wrong?

[Eddie]

8) What you are doing is correct..just type the next co-ords or pick the point onscreen...it's your choice..
We can organise a chat session here if you would like to ask more queries.

[CarLB]

Set OSNAPCOORD to 1 to over-ride object snap settings.

[csiarch]

CarlB: This guy should be convinced....he got the same answer on two forums.

By the way, could this also be achieved by clearing all Osnaps? Just wondering....

[CarLB]

CSI: The way I understand it works....yes, clearing all osnaps would also prevent coordinate entry from snapping anywhere other than than the supplied coordinates.

[csiarch]

CarlB: Thanks for the affirmation. Like everything else in AutoCad, there are several ways to do the same thing.

Since I don't like a software program "thinking" for me, one of the first things I do when I open a drawing from another source is clear the Osnaps. Having Osnaps preselected can be particularly annoying when working in a tight space.