Managing Custom Coordinate Systems

Use the CSStyle command to manage coordinate systems. You can:

To create named Custom Coordinate Systems, use the CCS command.

To view saved coordinate systems:

  1. Click Tools > CCS Manager (or type CSStyle).

    In the Options dialog box, the Drawing Settings page opens and Coordinate System expands.
  2. Expand Named.
  3. Hover the pointer over a coordinate system to view the origin and X, Y, and Z coordinates.

To activate a coordinate system:

  1. Click Tools > CCS Manager (or type CSStyle).

    In the Options dialog box, the Drawing Settings page opens and Coordinate System expands.
  2. Expand Named.
  3. Select a coordinate system and click Activate.

    A displays beside the active coordinate system.

To delete or rename a coordinate system:

  1. Click Tools > CCS Manager (or type CSStyle).

    In the Options dialog box, the Drawing Settings page opens and Coordinate System expands.
  2. Expand Named.
  3. Select a coordinate system and click Delete or Rename.

    You can use Rename to name an unnamed coordinate system. You cannot delete or rename the World Coordinate System (WCS).

To set a temporary orthographic coordinate system on a face of a cube:

  1. Click Tools > CCS Manager (or type CSStyle).

    In the Options dialog box, the Drawing Settings page opens and Coordinate System expands.
  2. Expand Defaults.
  3. Select a face (Top, Bottom, Front, Back, Left, or Right) and click Activate.
  4. In Relative to, select the coordinate system to which the temporary coordinate system should be relative.

To set up coordinate systems:

  1. Click Tools > CCS Manager (or type CSStyle).

    In the Options dialog box, the Drawing Settings page opens and Coordinate System expands.
  2. Expand Options.
  3. Set options:

To set up the coordinate system icon:

  1. Click Tools > Options (or type Options).
  2. Click Tools > Options (or type Options).
  3. Click Application menu > Preferences (or type Options).
  4. In the Options dialog box, click Drawing Settings .
  5. Expand Display > Coordinate System Icon.
  6. Set options:

Access

Command: CSStyle

Menu: Tools > CCS Manager

Related Topics

Setting Up Custom Coordinate Systems

Specifying Coordinates and Using Coordinate Systems

Specifying a Coordinate System for the Plan View