Technical data

Working with Drawings

To set up the base point and north rotation (

continued

)

Steps

Use

to look up

Under Northing and Easting, type the northing

and easting coordinates to associate with the X,Y

base point.

For example, if X,Y is 0,0 (the lower-left corner of

your drawing screen), then you can specify the

local northing/easting coordinates that were used

in a survey of the site, such as 5000,5000. This

makes 0,0 equivalent to northing/easting of

5000,5000.

Change the North Rotation

for a Drawing

Under North Rotation, select Angle and type a

rotation angle, or select Define by Points and click

Pick Rotation to define the rotation angle. Under

Points Represent, select the angle that rotation

angle represents.

In an AutoCAD drawing, North is always straight

up. By changing the North rotation, you can orient

your site however you want. Changing the north

rotation affects only the commands that use a

northing/easting coordinate system. It does not

rotate the X,Y angular base.

From the Inquiry menu, choose Track North/East

to display a box that tracks the northing and

easting of your pointer as you move it across the

screen.

Track Northing and Easting

Coordinates