Find vector angle

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siric
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Find vector angle

Post by siric »

Hi,

I have a vector that is at an angle and I want to draw a line parallel to it. I know that I can specify the angle at which I can draw the line, but is there any way to find out what angle the vector is?

Thanks

Steve

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Re: Find vector angle

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Page 84 of the help manual..

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Re: Find vector angle

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You can use the "measure tool" to find the angle, or use the "Offset vector tool" to simply create the new line at a set distance away from the original one.

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Re: Find vector angle

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Copy, paste, move

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Re: Find vector angle

Post by FixitMike »

You can using the measure tool, but the angle value will only be displayed to one decimal place. 45.249 degrees will be measured as 45.2 degrees.

The methods resulting in a parallel line are much better.
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Re: Find vector angle

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Thanks for the help!

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