TRACKING

Locates a point from a series of temporary points

	Object Snap toolbar:
	Cursor menu: Tracking

Tracking turns on Ortho mode and can be used with Snap mode.

At any AutoCAD LT prompt to locate a point, enter tracking, track, or tk.

First tracking point: Specify a location or distance
Next point (Press ENTER to end tracking): Specify a second location or distance

Tracking accepts a series of temporary points, each offset from the previous one. Thus, you specify a new point location from a series of directions and distances. To determine the location of each temporary point, you can use direct distance entry. First move the cursor to specify the direction, and then enter a numeric distance.

Alternatively, tracking can establish a new point by combining the X and Y values of two specified points. You can specify these two points in any order depending on the cursor direction after the first point. From locates a point offset from a reference point within a command. Direct distance entry accepts a distance in the direction of the current location of your cursor. Coordinate filters combine X, Y, and Z values from different points into a single point. Relative coordinate entry locates a point relative to the last point entered.

Related Commands: The POLAR command constrains cursor input to specified angles and radial distances.