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Origin and coordinate help!

err23e — Sun, 05 May 2024 00:26:42 GMT

I have drafted a full set for a theatrical production and need to plot points for it's installation. I successfully created a block with attributes that works correctly to display the XY coordinates, however, the location I need to be (0,0) is roughly (25', 50') with the original structure of the drawing. is there a way to change the origin of the drawing to be at this new point so that my coordinate system will work properly, or would I need to set this origin in my attributes when making the block??

Re: Origin and coordinate help!

Kent1Cooper — Sun, 05 May 2024 10:35:55 GMT

Investigate the UCS command. Changing the UCS origin could be all you need, depending on how those Attributes are made to show the coordinates -- if that's in a way that bases it on the World Coordinate System regardless of the current UCS, there could be some translating required, and I don't know whether that can be done within an Attribute value. A small sample drawing file would help.

Re: Origin and coordinate help!

steve_MonkeyFlow — Mon, 06 May 2024 09:28:14 GMT

As suggested try creating a UCS on the origin point - each UCS has its own origin.

Be sure to name the UCS and keep a note how it was created so it can be recreated in other drawings.

Alternatively use the lisp file attached to transfer UCS's between drawings.