drawing off a temporary origin

[CNC-Hammer]

Hi guys,

it's been a while since I've used AutoCAD and at the moment I'm using 2008. If I remember it is possible to specify a drawing point from a temporary origin without using the UCS command.

IE. I want to draw a circle a distance away from a feature on the drawing but have no reference but can use an existing line to locate off.

I hope that makes sense!

What is the correct way to do this?

[wages]

There are two methods to do this:
Use Object Track
Use Offset

see video for both methods.

hope this helps

[ger21]

Choose the circle command, then Shift-Right Click, and choose "From". Click the reference location, then enter the relative coordinates, like @10,5, to draw it 10 over and 5 up from your reference point.

[CNC-Hammer]

Thanks guys!

I would normally use the offet to to find my point. Was there such a command as locate and distance in previous versions?