Inverse Point to Line in Carlson 2007

Use your inverse command either pick your point or point number then use your perpendicular osnap to pick second point.

Hack

Why can't they just put in a routine that says simply "inverse point to line"?

Is it that hard? My old ancient cad has a command that says just that.

No wonder I still use 20 year old software, its better suited for a boundary surveyor.

Randy

I think the thinking is that if it is a "line" you would most likely want it represented graphically; as a CAD line or polyline. In which case it results in far less clicks to simply: I>enter>point#>enter>perpsnap=answer

I don't know about Carlson 2007, but in Carlson 2014 go to cogo, best fit, best fit line and I think that will give you a report that list offsets, etc.

Randy,

Only YOU can decide whether it's worth the effort to find out how to do something with the latest software, or to keep your old Windows 95 computer with AutoCAD R13/DCA. Option #3 is to whine about what a program won't do.

I like forums because there's usually someone who can recommend a solution, a work-around, or another program that better suits. There's no program that will do everything that any person can imagine.

Dave

Go to centerline pulldown , calculate offset . gives you station and offset of the picked point.

Yes, that is perfect for best fit line. He is simply wanting an inverse from a point to a line between two points.

That's the correct tool to use. Has basically all the options you could possibly want. You just have to know where to look.

The surveyor probably wants that tool included in the COGO menu. The engineer/surveyor is used to calculating station offsets relating to alignments, so the centerline menu makes sense.

That makes total sense as well. Sometimes the simple solutions are difficult to see.

If you want the results in a report for documentation, use the calculate offsets routine.