Orbit uses WCS when in custom UCS

[Garrett.Brothers]

When using a custom UCS, fixed orbit still uses the WCS.  The fixed orbit command prevents the WCS's Z axis from twisting to either side.  This isn't an issue when the UCS and the WCS have parallel Z axes, but in a more unusual setup navigating the model becomes difficult.  This is an example where 3DORBIT ignores the new UCS in favor of the WCS.

I'm a beginner at Plant 3D.  It's quite possible 3DORBIT uses the WCS because that's what we want 99% of the time, even in a custom UCS.  However, if I needed to work in an angled space, constantly fighting with 3DORBIT might dissuade me from using a custom UCS in the first place.

Can anyone speak to this?

[George.Endrulat]

Try setting the Autocad variable ORBITAUTOTARGET to 0

[Garrett.Brothers]

Thank you for the suggestion!  Unfortunately, that didn't work.  OrbitAutoTarget determines whether orbit uses the center of the screen [set to 1] or the object you were hovering over [set to 0] as the orbit center.  It's a useful setting, but I'm looking for something that changes fixed orbit so that it uses the UCS instead of the WCS.

When you initiate fixed orbit, if the WCS's Z-axis is not currently straight up and down on the screen, it snaps the model around so that it is (the attached screencast demonstrates this).  The solution I hope to find makes fixed orbit use the UCS's Z-axis instead.

Edit: screencast link 

[h_eger · Accepted solution]

this function is only fully integrated from Plant 3D 2021 🙄

[Garrett.Brothers]

Thank you.  While it's sad that it's in Plant 2021, knowing that this particular setting will exist means I can stop searching for it.