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CADWorx Version
20.1 (2020 R1)
CADWorx Structure Version
2020 R1 (4.1)

Provides access to the user coordinate system commands.

UCS Flat Icon

Keyboard Command line: VIEWFLAT (EQUIPVIEWFLAT in CADWorx Equipment)

UCS North Icon

Keyboard Command line: VIEWNORTH (EQUIPVIEWNORTH in CADWorx Equipment)

UCS South Icon

Keyboard Command line: VIEWSOUTH (EQUIPVIEWSOUTH in CADWorx Equipment)

UCS East Icon

Keyboard Command line: VIEWEAST (EQUIPVIEWEAST in CADWorx Equipment)

UCS West Icon

Keyboard Command line: VIEWWEST (EQUIPVIEWWEST in CADWorx Equipment)

UCS Next Icon

Keyboard Command line: UCSNEXT. For more information, see UCS Next.

UCS Object Icon

Keyboard Command line: UCS. For more information, see UCS Object.

UCS Compass

Keyboard Command line: COMPASS. For more information, see Compass.

CAD platforms allow you to manipulate the X, Y, Z coordinate system UCS (user coordinate system). You must be familiar with the Point and Shoot system of manipulating the UCS.

The UCSICON option needs to be On (visible) and set to Origin. This lets you see exactly where the icon is at all times. Although it isn’t necessary, it is highly recommended that it be somewhere on the centerline of the components you are drawing. This keeps everything in the same plane. If you must turn into another plane, use the UCS NEXT command, or choose the appropriate plane (North, South, East, West, or Flat) and place the icon on the centerline of the new plane.

If you cannot see the rubber band effect, or if it doesn’t appear correctly, you are out of plane. Pay attention to the icon as it shows where you are. If the broken pencil icon appears, and there are strange lines on the screen instead of pipe and components, your current plane is perpendicular to the viewpoint. Use the Undo command, or change the viewpoint.

When dimensioning or annotating an isometric or 3D model, place the UCS icon on a node or a centerline on the run you are working on. The text has the same orientation as the icon.

Xtext

Rotates the UCS 180 degrees along the X-axis. When you view a model from the bottom side using a view point with a negative angle from the X-Y plane, text and dimension placement is upside down and backwards. This option rotates the X-axis of the UCS to remedy this. Text and dimensions are then placed in the proper orientation for viewing and plotting. If you change from a negative to positive angle from the X-Y view point, you must replace the text for the proper orientation.

Ztext

Rotates the UCS 180 degrees along the Z-axis. When viewing a model from the back side using a view point with a 0 to 180 degree angle in the X-Y plane from the X axis, text and dimension placement is upside down and backwards. This option rotates the Z-axis of the UCS to remedy this. Text and dimensions are then placed in the proper orientation for viewing and plotting. If you change to a rear view position (180 - 360 degree angle in the X-Y plane from the X-axis), you must replace the text for the proper orientation.

Elevation

Sets the elevation to the present UCS. This command does not set the depth in a North, South, East, or West plane. Setting an elevation of 10' (when the present elevation is 0') raises the UCS to 10' regardless of the position.

Rotate

Rotates the present UCS around the X-, Y-, and Z-axes. For example, rotating the UCS to 45 degrees after inserting a 45 degree elbow allows you to place other components in line with the 45 degree elbow.

COordinate

Specifies an exact X, Y, Z-coordinate in relation to the WCS (world coordinate system).

CLip

Clips the view at the present plane set by the UCS. This plane can be established with the Point and Shoot UCS options or any three-point UCS position. The plane can be skewed at any angle.

On

Turns on view clipping with clipping distances as set by the Back and Front options.

Off

Turns off view clipping.

Back

Sets the distance to the back of the clipping area. This value must be a negative number. If this value is positive, it can clip past the front clipping area and leave nothing in the view.

Front

Sets the distance to the front of the clipping area. This value must be a positive number. If this value is negative, it can clip past the back clipping area and leave nothing in the view.

The CLip option is also available as the command VIEWCLIP.

Pick point

Moves the 0,0,0 user base to a point you select. Press Enter to keep the UCS at the same origin but switch to a new plane. For example, press Enter to change from the north plate to a west plane.

You must enter other UCS positions with the CAD platform's UCS command. Two extremely useful options in this command are the OBject and 3 Point. Leave the UCSICON on and set to origin when using any method of rearranging the UCS.

If you select a point close to the screens edge, and the UCS icon is on and set to origin, the icon may not remain at this point. CAD requires that the whole icon be visible and places the icon in the lower left corner of the screen. If this happens, zoom out a little or pan toward the new UCS position.

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