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  1. GhostsOfCanton

    MOVE circle tangent to two lines.

    I know how to create one. Place Circle > Method: Edge > Tangent Snap > Click one line > Tangent Snape > Click other line. But can you MOVE an existing circle and do the same feat? I have about 100 cross-sections pipes (the circles) already properly sized but the ditch has been shifted. To...
  2. GhostsOfCanton

    In-Roads: Vertical alignment "disappearing" when inserting a PI

    I've been on projects where when you insert a PI in the vertical alignment, you see the line bend and move with your cursor, including the slope changing on the display as you do. And then the last 2 projects I've worked on, the moment you select your vertical alignment after clicking Insert PI...
  3. GhostsOfCanton

    Drawing Line in Microstation with Relative Coordinates using Distance and Percent Slope

    Is this possible? I know I can Place SmartLine, click a point and use Key-In of AD=100,8 and that will draw me a line with an 8% slope. But can I do this and have it bound to specific horizontal distance ... say draw a line where X=30 and the percent slope is 8% using AD=30,8% only gives me a...
  4. GhostsOfCanton

    Related to AutoCAD's Ortho function

    nevermind ... been trying to find the answer to this for over 6 months and would you believe less than 30 minutes after posting this I accidentally did what I wanted to do? figures. I have apparently everything I need with the accudraw, I just need to hit the enter button to lock the...
  5. GhostsOfCanton

    Related to AutoCAD's Ortho function

    hopefully this will make sense ... in AutoCAD, let's say I had a vertical line of unknown length. and I'd like to draw another vertical line that might originate from an entirely different y coordinate, but I want it to stop at the same y coordinate that the first vertical line did. I could...

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