Using polar tracking

Using dynamic input

Using polar tracking

When polar tracking is turned on, guides display on the screen automatically at the polar angle increment that you specify. For example, if you draw a line with polar tracking turned on at 45 degrees, the rubber-banding line displays at 45 degree angle increments.

Polar tracking and orthogonal locking cannot be used at the same time turning one option on turns the other option off.

To enable polar tracking and specify the polar angle increment

1 Do one of the following to choose Drawing Settings ():

On the ribbon, choose Application button > Drawing Utilities; Home > Drawing Settings (in Utilities); or Tools > Drawing Settings (in Manage).

On the menu, choose Tools > Drawing Settings.

On the Tools toolbar, click the Drawing Settings tool.

Type dsettings and then press Enter.

2 Click the Coordinate Input tab.

3 Click the Polar Tracking tab.

4 Click the Polar Tracking check box.

5 Do one of the following to specify the polar angle increments:

In Increment, select an angle.

Mark the Additional Angles check box and click New to define a custom angle increment.

6 Click OK.

Toggle polar tracking on and off.
Click Polar Tracking On/Off on the status bar, type POLARTRACK in the command line, press F10, or press Ctrl+U.