2011

See also:
■ Overview of Coordinate Systems (page 143)
■ Transforming the Coordinate System of a Drawing (page 152)
■ Overview of Creating New Coordinate Systems (page 90)
■ Defining a New Datum (page 93)
■ Defining an Ellipsoid (page 95)
To determine if a coordinate system is geodetic
1 Click Map Setup tab ➤ Coordinate System panel ➤ Assign.
2 In the Assign Global Coordinate System dialog box (page 1598), under
Current Drawing or Source Drawings, click Select Coordinate System.
3 In the Category list, select the category that contains the coordinate
system you want.
4 In the Coordinate Systems In Category list, select a coordinate system.
5 Click Properties.
The type of coordinate system is displayed under Coordinate System Type on
the General tab of the Global Coordinate Systems Properties dialog box. If the
coordinate system is geodetic, the
datum (page 2059) is displayed in the Datum
box.
Quick Reference
ADESETCRDSYS
Assigns a global coordinate system code for the current drawing or attached
drawings
Setup menu ➤ Assign Global Coordinate System
Menu
Assign Coordinate System
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ADESETCRDSYSCommand Line
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