How to switch between absolute coordinates and relative coordinates input in GstarCAD

Sometimes we need to input absolute coordinates while sometimes we need relative coordinates. How can we conveniently switch between them?

There are a few steps to change between absolute coordinates input and relative coordinates input:

  1. Enter DSETTINGS to pop up the “Drafting Settings” dialog box, as shown in the following picture,

2. In the Drafting Settings dialog box, click the Dynamic Input tab, as shown in the following picture,

3. Under the Pointer Input, click Settings, as shown in the following picture,

4. In the popped up dialog box of “Pointer Input Settings”, we can choose either Relative Coordinates or Absolute Coordinates, as shown in the following picture,


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