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 The direction is the angle between the horizontal axis and a line segment. 
  
Supported object types: Line, Polyline, Polygon/Region, Rectangle, Collection 
  
  
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| • | The Layer must be selectable |  
 | • | The result can be cached with the Store button and be used/retrieved afterwards in some other MapCAD functions, such as Polar Append, Move and Rotate. |  
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| 1. | Select the Calculate Direction function. (The shape of the cursor changes to a crosshair cursor.) |  
   
      
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