AutoCAD to query the point coordinates, distance, area and quality characteristics of an object

Point coordinates query

The ID command is used to query the coordinate values of the specified points. The call method for this command is:

Toolbar: "Inquiry (query)" →

Menu: "Tool (tool)" → "Inquiry (query)" → "ID point (coordinates)"

Command line: ID

When you use the ID command, AutoCAD gives the x, y, and z coordinate values for the specified point.

Explains that the ID command can be used transparently.

Distance Query

function and use of 8.2.1 distance query

The "dist" command computes the distance and angle between any two points in the space. The call method for this command is:

Toolbar: "Inquiry (query)" →

Menu: "Tool (Tools)" → "Inquiry (query)" → "Distance (distance)"

Command line: Dist (or alias di)

8.2.2 Distance Query Command detailed

After you invoke the "dist" command, specify 1th and 2nd according to the prompts, and the query results include the items shown in table 8-1.

Table 8-1 Dist Command query content

Project	Meaning
Distance (distance)	Three-dimensional distance between two points
Angle in XY Plane (Dip in XY plane)	The angle between the projection on the XY plane and the x axis between two points
Angle from XY Plane (angle to XY plane)	The angle between the line and the XY plane between two points
Delta x (x increment)	Increment of the 2nd x coordinate relative to the 1th x coordinate
Delta Y (y increment)	Increment of the 2nd y coordinate relative to the 1th y coordinate
Delta Z (z increment)	Increment of 2nd Z coordinate relative to 1th Z coordinate

Explains that the "dist" command can be used transparently.

The expert specifies that the system variable distance stores the last measured result of the "dist" command.