Dear Cecil,
I've posted this message once but it seems to have disappeared. Probably, I did it the wrong way. So I am trying again.
From your Cecil's method of finding the Main Entrance compass direction, I am very confused and need your advise and clarification.
1) Standing in the middle of the house
- How should I find the centre of the house if my house is a figure of short, fat diamond 8 shape ??
- Should I just join the 4 most outer corners of the house to get the centre ??
2) With method 1, the animation standing in the middle of the house searching for the 90, 270, 0 & 180 degree and direction of the main door.
- Does the 90, 270, 0 & 180 degree represent the North, South, East & West direction respectively ?? Does it mean that the red arrow in the compass pointing at the North is 90 degree, South is 270 degree, East is 0 degree & West is 180 degree ??
- Am I right that after finding the direction N,S,E & W, we imposed them on the floor plan to find the direction of the Main Entrance, or we must use the compass direction degree to find it as a guide ??
3) When using the protractor, I realised that protractor 0 degree is aligned with the initial 180 degree ( I presume that is the West compass direction).
- Am I seeing it right ?? Shouldn't it be 33 degree if initial 90 degree (to be align with protraction 0 degree) is the North or 303 degree if initial 0 degree is align with protractor 0 degree or 213 degree if initial 270 degree is aligned ?? Sorry I am not doubting you but I am just confused and just need your explanation.
- If 123 degree is right, then initial 180 degree is the compass North Direction and it is then 123 degree to the Compass North, that is South-East facing or with initial 90 degree being the North, it is North-East Facing ??
4) Method 2, the animation standing outside the house.
- Can we stand just inside the main entrance to do it ??
- With first pointing 0 to 180 degree, does it mean that the compass red arrow is pointing West direction or the East direction ??
- And then with next pointing 90 to 0 degree, the compass red arrow should then point to what direction ?? Basically, I am confused with method 2.
Please advise. I am sorry for such a long message. Thank for your time and patience. Your advise will be very much appreciated.
Regards

Dear Anon,
Please see below:-

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On 1/2/01 11:40:00 PM, Anonymous wrote:
Dear Cecil,
From your Cecil's method of
finding the Main Entrance
compass direction, I am very
confused and need your advise
and clarification.
1) Standing in the middle of
the house
- How should I find the centre
of the house if my house is a
figure of short, fat diamond 8
shape ??

If a house has missing corners or is as you mentioned a fat diamond shape home, the next best alternative is to use centre of gravity to determine the centrepoint.
For example, obtain a photocopy of your house layout (in proper dimension). Cut the outline and place it on a cardboard.
The cardboard should also be cut-out i.e. an outline of the home. Then use a pin or nail and try to balance it. The point where it can balance properly is the centre of gravity = the centrepoint of the house.
I am not sure, if I understand you correctly as you mentioned that it is a figure 8? as shown above.
If you have a scanned image not to large, perhaps, you can upload it to the forum for me to take a look at the centrepoint.
Warmest Regards,
Cecil

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- Should I just join the 4
most outer corners of the
house to get the centre ??
2) With method 1, the
animation standing in the
middle of the house searching
for the 90, 270, 0 & 180
degree and direction of the
main door.
- Does the 90, 270, 0 & 180
degree represent the North,
South, East & West direction
respectively ?? Does it mean
that the red arrow in the
compass pointing at the North
is 90 degree, South is 270
degree, East is 0 degree &
West is 180 degree ??
- Am I right that after
finding the direction N,S,E &
W, we imposed them on the
floor plan to find the
direction of the Main
Entrance, or we must use the
compass direction degree to
find it as a guide ??
3) When using the protractor,
I realised that protractor 0
degree is aligned with the
initial 180 degree ( I presume
that is the West compass
direction).
- Am I seeing it right ??
Shouldn't it be 33 degree if
initial 90 degree (to be align
with protraction 0 degree) is
the North or 303 degree if
initial 0 degree is align with
protractor 0 degree or 213
degree if initial 270 degree
is aligned ?? Sorry I am not
doubting you but I am just
confused and just need your
explanation.
- If 123 degree is right, then
initial 180 degree is the
compass North Direction and it
is then 123 degree to the
Compass North, that is
South-East facing or with
initial 90 degree being the
North, it is North-East Facing
??
4) Method 2, the animation
standing outside the house.
- Can we stand just inside the
main entrance to do it ??
- With first pointing 0 to 180
degree, does it mean that the
compass red arrow is pointing
West direction or the East
direction ??
- And then with next pointing
90 to 0 degree, the compass
red arrow should then point to
what direction ?? Basically, I
am confused with method 2.
Please advise. I am sorry for
such a long message. Thank for
your time and patience. Your
advise will be very much
appreciated.
Regards