Arch 2016 UCS

[Anonymous]

I'm using Arch 2016 and I'm not sure how to set the UCS so that it will default to ON when I open new drawings.

Plus I want it to show at the origin too.

So I know the UCSICON function but I don't know how to change the settings to make this a default.

Some help please?

Thanks,

Radar

[john.vellek]

Good morning radar696

I believe you want to set the UCSicon variable.

Please hit the Accept as Solution button if my post fully solves your issue or answers your question.

[Alfred.NESWADBA]

Hi,

these variables are stored in the drawing. So you have two options:

• modify your own template to have this settings fit to your needs and save it back as your template ==> the result from this: everytime you create a new drawing you get these settings as default.
• use ACADDOC.LSP and a bit code of LISP so everytime you create a new drawing or open an existing one the code modifies the settings in the drawing.

The LISP line to change that two options:

(setvar "UCSICON" 3)

HTH, - alfred -

[Anonymous]

Well I'm not familar with creating templates.

So some direction on the proper steps would be useful.

The help section works really well for some things and ends up being very lacking for others.

As it is right now when I create a new file I've been using the standard ACAD.dwt template in the AutoCAD directory but I have no idea about making changes to it.

So I would want to make sure that the UCS is turned on and that it's set to show at the origin.

I'm totally unclear about the LISP you mentioned; although yes; I would like these same settings to appear in files created by others.

This part is secondary.

Radar

[Alfred.NESWADBA · Accepted solution]

Hi,

>> As it is right now when I create a new file I've been using the standard ACAD.dwt template in

>> the AutoCAD directory but I have no idea about making changes to it.

Ok, create a new file, set the sysvar UCSICON to 3, then start command _SAVEAS, select "AutoCAD Drawing Template (*.dwt)" as filetype and overwrite the ACAD.DWT.

There would be an alternative, to create a template with a new name, and within command _OPTIONS ==> tab "Files" you can set the default file used for QNEW in the template section to your new filename.

>> I'm totally unclear about the LISP you mentioned; although yes; I would like these same

>> settings to appear in files created by others.

That has to be done carefully, as this might destroy settings from applications or tools or company-internal settings.

First step is to verify if a file named ACADDOC.LSP exists. This can be done using (exactly) that statement typed in into the command line of AutoCAD (or copy & paste this):
(findfile "ACADDOC.LSP")

If AutoCAD reports that there exists a file (the result of the statement would be a path pointing to the file)

Then open this file with an editor like notepad and append this line at the beginning of the file (ACADDOC.LSP):

(setvar "UCSICON" 3)

If the findfile ... returns "nil" in the command line you know there does not exist such a file and you can create one.

Create a new file with that statement

(setvar "UCSICON" 3)

...make sure to use <ENTER> at the end so the cursor is positioned in the next line. Then save that file into that folder:

C:\\Users\\<login_name>\\appdata\\roaming\\autodesk\\autocad <version_number>\\r<version_intern>\\enu\\support

and give that file the name ACADDOC.LSP

Please recognize that the orange parts differ depending on your login and your AutoCAD release.

There are also options to save that anywhere else and then reconfigure the support paths, but this is the workflow with as few steps as possible.

When you restart AutoCAD then every drawing you open will automatically be modified to have UCSICON on and shown at the origin (if possible).

HTH, - alfred -

[Anonymous]

Thank you Alfred.

I promise to post back to let know how successful I was with the LISP routine.

As to the template I had no idea how simple that one was!

Thank you again!

Radar

[john.vellek]

Good morning @Anonymous,

Please mark @Alfred.NESWADBA's solution as an accepted solution so others might benefit. This was a nice solution too!