Drawing orientation

[MisterJingles]

Hi guys

 

Please tell me how to orientate the drawing shown below to look vertical.

 

 

Id like to know how I can plot this drawing as I do a regular drawing.

I presume its been set up like this to imitate the exact orientation of the site on site? It just makes it difficult for me to plot.

As you see the crosshair in the middle, this is how I plot this drawing in 4 smaller drawings. But if I need to plot the whole site I have a problem.

I hope you understand my question.

 

Thanks

[Tiger]

First yes, this is most likely to match coordinates in AutoCAD to real life. So whatever you do, do not move the base drawing.

 

You can create a custom UCS in model space. Type UCS, at the first prompt it asks for new 0,0,0-point - I would select the bottom corner shown in your picture. Then it asks for new direction for X-axel - I would choose a point along the bottom line. The change you will see is that the crosshair will align itself to your new UCS.

 

To save this new UCs, start the UCS again and type NA for Name and then S for Save and enter a name.

 

To turn the whole drawing enter the command PLAN, then type C for current UCS - now the drawing should turn so you see the drawing "correct" and you can plot it straight from the model space if you want. Or you can create a new layout with a viewport. Inside the viewport start the UCS-command again, NA for Name and the R for Restore and enter the name of your new UCS.

 

There are buttons for all this, but I don't know where they are :wink:

[lpseifert]

or...

 

UCS > Ob (select an entity you want the UCS oriented with)

PLAN > Current

[MisterJingles]

You can create a custom UCS in model space. Type UCS, at the first prompt it asks for new 0,0,0-point - I would select the bottom corner shown in your picture. Then it asks for new direction for X-axel - I would choose a point along the bottom line. The change you will see is that the crosshair will align itself to your new UCS.

To save this new UCs, start the UCS again and type NA for Name and then S for Save and enter a name.

 

To turn the whole drawing enter the command PLAN, then type C for current UCS - now the drawing should turn so you see the drawing "correct" and you can plot it straight from the model space if you want. Or you can create a new layout with a viewport. Inside the viewport start the UCS-command again, NA for Name and the R for Restore and enter the name of your new UCS.

 

There are buttons for all this, but I don't know where they are :wink:

 

Ok this all worked (Thanks a stack!) but I have a problem when restoring the UCS in the viewport.

I named it "UCS test 1", see below for extract from the text window...

 

Enter an option [Restore/Save/Delete/?]: r

 

Enter name of UCS to restore or [?]: UCStest 1

 

Cannot find UCS "UCStest 1".

 

Enter name of UCS to restore or [?]: UCS test 1

 

Command: *Cancel*

 

As you can see, since it didnt tell me it "Cannot find UCS" the second time, I obviously inputted the correct name. But at this point nothing happens.

Any idea why it doesnt align itself in the viewport?

 

Thanks again, great explanation

[Tiger]

Ok this all worked (Thanks a stack!) but I have a problem when restoring the UCS in the viewport.

I named it "UCS test 1", see below for extract from the text window...

 

Enter an option [Restore/Save/Delete/?]: r

 

Enter name of UCS to restore or [?]: UCStest 1

 

Cannot find UCS "UCStest 1".

 

Enter name of UCS to restore or [?]: UCS test 1

 

Command: *Cancel*

 

As you can see, since it didnt tell me it "Cannot find UCS" the second time, I obviously inputted the correct name. But at this point nothing happens.

Any idea why it doesnt align itself in the viewport?

 

Thanks again, great explanation

 

You have to use PLAN after that to get the view rotated. In fact, you can just use the command PLAN inside the viewport, since instead of typing C for Current UCS, you can type UCS and then the name of your new UCS.

[MisterJingles]

Ok sorry, I see I neglected to complete the process.

 

Thanks Tiger

[rkent]

Do you plot from layouts? If so 2010 allows you to rotate the viewport itself meaning you don't have to use UCS and Plan commands, or Dview, etc. Simply create a viewport in PS and rotate the VP.

[MisterJingles]

Do you plot from layouts? If so 2010 allows you to rotate the viewport itself meaning you don't have to use UCS and Plan commands, or Dview, etc. Simply create a viewport in PS and rotate the VP.

 

Yes I do.

Would that be as precise as the above method?

[Tiger]

Do you plot from layouts? If so 2010 allows you to rotate the viewport itself meaning you don't have to use UCS and Plan commands, or Dview, etc. Simply create a viewport in PS and rotate the VP.

 

oh? Gotta try that our, thanks mate

 

Yes I do.

Would that be as precise as the above method?

 

AutoCAD is always precise :wink:

[MisterJingles]

Fair enough. It just seems like changing the tilt of a wall to correct a skew painting.

But please, my CAD skills are a joke compared to Mr Kent so Im not disputing his method, just trying to understand why that way is better than Tigers.

Ill give it a whirl and see which I prefer.

 

Thanks

[Tiger]

Fair enough. It just seems like changing the tilt of a wall to correct a skew painting.

But please, my CAD skills are a joke compared to Mr Kent so Im not disputing his method, just trying to understand why that way is better than Tigers.

Ill give it a whirl and see which I prefer.

 

Thanks

 

It depends on what your goal it for one thing, and then it's personal preference - there are many ways to skin the cat with AutoCAD.

 

But the main thing that I see is in the cases that I don't need a new UCS to work with the drawing, I just want to plot it rotated. Then just being able to rotate the viewport sounds like the easiest way.

[MisterJingles]

Yes sure.

Will see which I prefer.