Dynamic Input - I'm not a fan

[Cad Monkey 2]

So I tried out the dynamic input for a while (commands at the cursor instead of the command line), but ditched it because it totally screwed up my normal way of entering coordinates etc. - it took me a while to figure out that it was just dynamic input messing things up.

For example: I'm used to drawing a rectangle by starting the command, picking a point and then entering: @ 12, 12 enter or whatever size. Dynamic input didn't seem to want me to work this way and has a drop down menu at the cursor that walks you through it, and probably makes more sense to AutoCAD newbies, but I think is frustratingly slow and way less efficient. I also had problems with entering angles etc. with dynamic input.

I'm so used to the command line that I was looking there instead of the cursor most of the time anyway. I think the command line gives more/better information and feedback too and I would rather just look in one place instead of two, so I'm sticking with the command line.

[dbroada]

I love it. To draw your rectangle, click your point and type 12,12 and there you are.

 

I prefer the extra screen space and if I need any more information F2 still works and you only need to keep your eye on the cursor.

 

I don't have the drop down (usually) but maybe that is an "improvement" implemented on 2011

[ccowgill]

you can modify that setting by changing the DYNPICOORDS system variable to 1

[Cad Monkey 2]

My DYNPICOORDS was set to and I think that may be what was really screwing me up, because if I simply entered 12,12 it gave me my second point off of the origin and it didn't seem to want me to use "@" with dynamic input. When I set it to it gave me what I'm used to without using "@" - just 12,12 which is easier.

I'll try it this way for a while. I was having an issue with angles (distance and bearing too) so I'll have to see how that works with the setting.