AboutScott Cook Expertise I`ve been using AutoCAD since 1987 and programming AutoLISP nearly as long. I can answer questions about programming AutoCAD (except ARX) and production enhancement techniques. I cannot answer questions about AutoCAD crashes or DWG corruption. AutoCAD PROGRAMMING (menus, lisp) related questions only!
Experience Since 1987. Author of Plot2000 software for for AutoCAD, http://www.plot2000.com.
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Question Hi Scott
Is it possible to pass the read only DISTANCE value (obtained following the DIST command) to a variable using (setq etc.....)
I've tried various combinations without success.
Regards,
Bob.
Answer Yes, there is a distance function that takes two points, that will return the distance between them. So first you have to collect the two points, something like the following:
(setq pt1 (getpoint "first point"))
(setq pt2 (getpoint pt1 "second point"))
(setq dist (distance pt1 pt2))
There is also a getdist function:
(setq dist (getdist))
