2011

UCSICON
Quick Reference
See also:
■ Control the Display of the User Coordinate System Icon
Controls the visibility and placement of the UCS icon.
Access Methods
Button
Ribbon: View tab ➤ Coordinates panel ➤ Display UCS icon
Menu: View ➤ Display ➤ UCS Icon ➤ On
Summary
The UCS icon displays the orientation of the user coordinate system (UCS)
axes and the location of the UCS origin. If the location of the UCS origin is
not visible in a viewport, the UCS icon is displayed in the lower-left corner of
the viewport instead.
A UCS can be stored with a viewport if the UCSVP system variable is set to 1
for that viewport.
Different coordinate system icons are displayed in paper space and model
space. In both cases, a plus sign (+) appears at the base of the icon when it is
positioned at the origin of the current UCS. The letter W appears in the Y
portion of the icon if the current UCS is the same as the world coordinate
system.
With the 3D UCS icon, a square is displayed in the XY plane at the origin when
the UCS is the same as the world coordinate system.
A box is formed at the base of the icon if you are viewing the UCS from above
(the positive Z direction). The box is missing if you are viewing the UCS from
below.
With the 3D UCS icon, the Z axis is solid when viewed from above the XY
plane and dashed when viewed from below the XY plane.
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