Set UCS origin
Moves the 0, 0, 0 point of the User Coordinate System (UCS) to a point that you locate on screen.
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1 . Click the Set UCS origin icon, which is pictured above. The icon can be found on the Layout page > UCS section.
Alternative: Invoke Set UCS origin using the Find Tool by searching the command name and clicking the icon, which is pictured above.
Learn more about alternative methods for launching commands.
2 . The status line prompts, "Locate UCS origin". Various Locate options become active along with Locate - Pan - Return mouse bindings. Left-click (Locate) where you want the UCS origin to be located.
Alternative: Press Esc or right-click (Return) to end the command.
- When the UCS is toggled on, the X, Y, Z display indicates the point location target's distance from the UCS origin point.
- Use Set UCS to previous coordinate system to undo Reset UCS to current view.
- The position of the UCS symbol in your window is set in User and Site Options > Modeling > User coordinate system indicator positions. The position may vary if
Show user coordinate system indicator at origin when origin is visible
- UCS Axes (topic)
- Toggle UCS (related tool)
- Rotate UCS (related tool)
- Align UCS to object (related tool)
- Set UCS to current view (related tool)
- Set UCS to previous coordinate system (related tool)
- Show user coordinate system indicator at origin when origin is visible (User and Site Options > Modeling)
- User coordinate system indicator positions (User and Site Options > Modeling)