The Direction - Distance grid shows the Azimuth in Degrees and distance of each leg, referencing the point grid to it's left. The Number and Ident columns provide the consecutive point number and the identifying name, while the Direction and distance between that point and the next is shown in the next two columns.

 

 

 

The "Units" drop down box requires some explanation. The units refer to the Distance units shown in the Direction Distance Grid. The Point grid may reflect the CAD coordinates in one of four units: Meters, International Foot, U.S. Foot, and Ireland Foot, and these are selected in the Preferences section. Each of these selections is converted to the desired Distance unit in the Direction Distance grid. For example, if you chose Metric units for the grid in Setup, the correct factor is applied for the conversion into the distance units selected. The units have been organized for convenience into "American Units",

 

• Same as Grid - uses the same distance units as the grid is set to. This is simply a convenience to quickly select the same as the grid
• American Units - all based on 1 Meter = 39.37 inches
• US_FOOT = (1200/3937) Meters
• Rod = .25 chains
• Link = .01 chains
• Chain = 66 US Feet = 20.11684 Meters
• Meters = base standard used
• Kilometers 1000 X Meters
• International Foot = .3048 Meters
• Yard = 0.9144 Meters
• Statute Mile = 1609.344 Meters
• British Nautical Mile = 1853.184 Meters
• International Nautical Mile = 1852 Meters
• Irish Foot = .3048007491 Meters