Utilize dynamic input in AutoCAD

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Dynamic input is a handy tool in AUTOCAD that

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often gets overlooked as not being a useful tool.

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The reason for this is that when turned on dynamic input

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changes most command line input to show on the autocad cursor

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for those who don't like this aspect of dynamic input,

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keep in mind that all values during specific commands can be entered here.

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This can reduce mouse clicks required to select input fields.

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Now let's take a look at an example

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of using dynamic input while creating parcel layouts.

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Typically when creating parcels,

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you may have length and bearing or angle

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information that was referenced from a legal description

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to begin,

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make sure that dynamic input is turned on on the status bar.

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Then we can go ahead and start the Polyline command,

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pick our first point.

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Then for the length of the line

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we'll type in 100 and 17 point pull four

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instead of pressing enter at this point,

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press the tab key

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to get to the angle

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at this point type in 110.

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Now press enter

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and as you can see

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the line was drawn by the length and angle or bearing commands,

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we can continue this process

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to complete our parcel. And we can also use other commands as well.