rotated UCS

This is probably pretty basic, but I haven't figured out yet how it's done.

Occassionally I get civil drawings from clients where the UCS has been rotated. Is there an easy way to rotate it back so that X and Y is aligned with the edges of the display?

 

UCS > World

rotated. Is there an easy way to rotate it back so that X and Y is
aligned with the edges of the display?

 

PLAN enter enter

 

Hi Rick,

Posted by: RickW
Date: May/21/04 - 17:22 (CDT)

This is probably pretty basic, but I haven't figured out yet how it's done.

Occassionally I get civil drawings from clients where the UCS has been rotated. Is there an easy way to rotate it back so that X and Y is aligned with the edges of the display?
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Reply From: ffejgreb
Date: May/21/04 - 17:38 (CDT)

Re: rotated UCS
UCS > World
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Reply From: Randall Culp
Date: May/23/04 - 08:02 (CDT)

Re: rotated UCS
PLAN enter enter
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Rick, UCS > World, puts the UCS back to world and as you say "aligned with the edges of the display?" That is you want.

PLAN enter enter, albeit a good command is the wrong command for what you want. It rotates the ENTIRE VIEW TO THE UCS.

GL

 

"madcadd" >> Rick, UCS > World, puts the UCS back to world and as you say
"aligned with the edges of the display?" That is you want.
Unless the UCS is curently set to WORLD and it is rotated. In that case
UCS->World Does nothing.

want. It rotates the ENTIRE VIEW TO THE UCS.

Which will result in rotating "it back so that X and Y is aligned with the
edges of the display?" as was requested in the original post, and without
regard to the WORLD UCS setting .

 

UCS View will relocate the current UCS to match the current view, as well,
which will result in rotating "it back so that X and Y is aligned with the
edges of the display?"

 

Rick
Have you tried the DVIEW command followed by TWist then entering angle of 0?
John

rotated. Is there an easy way to rotate it back so that X and Y is
aligned with the edges of the display?

 

Look at the UCS Icon, if there is a square at the intersection then the current UCS is WORLD. Your options here are UCS->VIEW to make the UCS match the current view or PLAN <enter><enter> to make the view match the current UCS.

If the UCS icon does NOT have a square in the corner, try UCS->WORLD. That may return the UCS to match the current view. If it doesn't, UNDO then you have a couple options. One, PLAN<enter><enter> will, as stated above, set the current view to match the current UCS. Two, UCS->View to make the current UCS match the current view.

There are several ways to manipulate the UCS and it's UCSICON. All the above assumes you've set the UCSICON to display 3D. If it's set to 2D, a "W" will appear in the corner of the icon if it is set to WORLD. That setting is controlled by UCSICON->PROPERTIES

 

Hey Randy, have you ever thought about actually testing somrthing before you post? You are wrong this time! No big deal, just realize it and test first the next time.

 

Good catch Randall. I didn't think deep enough into the original question.
I assumed that the UCS had been rotated and needed to be put back to World.
I guess we needed a little more detail as to the actual situation before
making suggestions (or at least I did).

Jeff

 

Thanx to all for your solutions. UCS View rotated the UCS and plan view so that the "Y" axis was vertical on the screen and aligned the drawing to true north.

 

<<You are wrong this time! No big deal, just realize it and test first the next time. >>

Which part is wrong??

 

Which part is wrong??<<
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Reply From: Randall Culp
Date: May/23/04 - 08:02 (CDT)

Re: rotated UCS
PLAN enter enter
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Three words, hmmmm, which part? All of it??? Works for me.

As I stated >PLAN enter enter, albeit a good command is the wrong command for what you (original poster) want. It rotates the ENTIRE VIEW TO THE UCS. <<
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What he wants is to rotate the UCS back to World, not rotate the entire drawing. Both commands are CORRECT, but one is WRONG for the stated purpose.

Nothing wrong with the explode command, but if it is a line you want to change to the color green, then explode is the wrong command for the job.

 

<<Three words, hmmmm, which part? All of it??? Works for me.

As I stated >PLAN enter enter, albeit a good command is the wrong command for what you (original poster) want. It rotates the ENTIRE VIEW TO THE UCS. <<
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What he wants is to rotate the UCS back to World, not rotate the entire drawing. Both commands are CORRECT, but one is WRONG for the stated purpose.>>

The stated purpose was " an easy way to rotate it back so that X and Y is aligned with the edges of the display?"

Any of the posted answers will accomplish just that. And according to the last post from RickW, the UCS->VIEW answer was the one he wanted.

 

Try
DVIEW
select ALL
TWIST
0

DJE