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Setup menu ➤ Assign Global Coordinate System
Menu
Assign Coordinate System
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In Map Explorer, right-click Current
Drawing ➤ Coordinate System
Task Pane
Assign Global Coordinate System dialog boxDialog Box
Assigning a Coordinate System to the Current Drawing
You must specify a coordinate system for the current drawing to take advantage
of the coordinate transformation capabilities in AutoCAD Map 3D.
After you bring objects into the current drawing, do not change the coordinate
transformation options if you plan to save changes back to source drawings.
The save-back process uses the original settings to determine whether
adjustments are necessary to restore objects to the correct coordinate system.
See also:
■
Overview of Coordinate Systems (page 143)
■ Transforming the Coordinate System of a Drawing (page 152)
■ Assigning a Coordinate System to a Source Drawing (page 145)
■ Removing an Assigned Coordinate System (page 150)
■ Overview of Creating New Coordinate Systems (page 90)
■ Overview of Grid Data Files and Datum Shift Issues (page 103)
To assign a coordinate system to the current drawing
1 Click Map Setup tab ➤ Coordinate System panel ➤ Assign.
2 In the Assign Global Coordinate System dialog box (page 1598), under
Current Drawing, enter the coordinate system code for the current
drawing.
If you do not know the code, click Select Coordinate System. In the Select
Global Coordinate System dialog box, select a category. Select from a list
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