Align UCS to Selected Entities

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mouse_20 UCS Draw Plane Toolbar : ssUCSSelectUcsViaEntites

 

The Align UCS to Selected Entities Tool facilitates aligning of the User Coordinate System such that if all selected entities are on same plane, the selected entities plane becomes X-Y plane of UCS.

 

Align UCS to Selected Entities:

 

Activate the Align UCS to Selected Entities Tool:

Find the Extend Entity Tool icon ssUCSSelectUcsViaEntites from the UCS Draw Plane Toolbar (color coded green) and highlight it. While highlighted Click on the tool.  The tool is now the active tool and ready for use. 

 

Note: If there is a selection prior to activating the Align UCS to Selected Entities Tool, the Selection Step will be skipped.

 

mouse_20 Select the Entity(ies) to define UCS Plane:

This tool is a Stacked tool.  If there is no selection prior to the activation of this tool the Selection Tool will become active and allow the selection of the entities that will be used to define plane. 

1.Select Entities to define plane.
2.Press Enter to finish the Selection Tool. The tool tries to find the plane defined by selected entities. If all selected entities are on same plane then the tool aligns active UCS to this plane.

                           

Reset:

You have just changed active UCS.  The tool has now Reset and you can either continue with other tools or use the Align UCS to Selected Entities Tool again.

 

Tool Options:

keyboard_20 Escape (Esc): key cancels current tool and activates the default tool (Selection Tool). 

keyboard_20 Space: key Resets this tool.

 

 

Also See:

UCS Draw Plane Toolbar