POLARMODE

Quick Reference

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Use Polar Tracking and PolarSnap

Type:	Integer
Saved in:	Registry
Initial value:	0

Controls settings for polar and object snap tracking.

The setting is stored as a bitcode using the sum of the following values:

Polar angle measurements

0	Measure polar angles based on current UCS (absolute)
1	Measure polar angles from selected objects (relative)

Object snap tracking

0	Track orthogonally only
2	Use polar tracking settings in object snap tracking

Use additional polar tracking angles

0	No
4	Yes

Acquire object snap tracking points

0	Acquire automatically
8	Press SHIFT to acquire

NoteIn a 3D view, a tracking vector parallel to the Z axis of the UCS is also displayed, and the tooltip displays +Z and -Z for the angle depending on the direction along the Z axis.