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Table Of Contents
- Contents
- Chapter 1 - Find the Information You Need
- Part 1 - The User Interface
- Part 2 - Start, Organize, and Save a Drawing
- Part 3 - Control the Drawing Views
- Part 4 - Create and Modify Objects
- Chapter 14 - Control the Properties of Objects
- Chapter 15 - Use Precision Tools
- Chapter 16 - Draw Geometric Objects
- Chapter 17 - Change Existing Objects
- Part 5 - Hatches, Notes, and Dimensions
- Chapter 18 - Hatches, Fills, and Wipeouts
- Chapter 19 - Notes and Labels
- Chapter 20 - Dimensions and Tolerances
- Part 6 - Create Layouts and Plot Drawings
- Chapter 21 - Create Layouts
- Chapter 22 - Plot Drawings
- Part 7 - Share Data Between Drawings and Applications
- Chapter 23 - Reference Other Drawing Files (Xrefs)
- Chapter 24 - Link and Embed Data (OLE)
- Chapter 25 - Work with Data in Other Formats
- Chapter 26 - Access External Databases
- Overview of Using AutoCAD with External Databases
- Access a Database from Within AutoCAD
- Link Database Records to Graphical Objects
- Use Labels to Display Database Information in the Drawing
- Use Queries to Filter Database Information
- Share Link and Label Templates and Queries with Other Users
- Work with Links in Files from Earlier Releases
- Part 8 - Work with Other People and Organizations
- Chapter 27 - Protect and Sign Drawings
- Chapter 28 - Use the Internet to Share Drawings
- Chapter 29 - Insert and View Markups
- Chapter 30 - Publish Drawing Sets
- Part 9 - Create Realistic Images and Graphics
- Glossary
- Index
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3 Specify a point to indicate the horizontal orientation of the new UCS (2).
This point should be on the positive portion of the new X axis.
4 Specify a point to indicate the vertical orientation of the new UCS (3). This
point should be on the positive portion of the new Y axis.
The UCS, including grid, shifts to represent the X and Y axes you have
specified.
UCS toolbar
Command line
UCS
To select a UCS preset
1 From the Tools menu, choose Orthographic UCS. Then choose Preset.
2 In the UCS dialog box, Orthographics UCSs tab, select a UCS orientation
from the list.
3 Choose Set Current.
4 Choose OK.
The UCS changes to the selected option.
UCS II toolbar
Command line
UCSMAN
To restore the location and orientation of the previous UCS
■ On the command line, enter ucs. Then enter p (Previous).
The previous UCS is restored.
UCS toolbar
Command line
UCS
1
2
3
points specified
Y
X
new UCS