User Guide
User Guide
User Guide

Define ACS (Aligned with View)


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Used to define an ACS aligned with a view. Upon definition, the ACS becomes the Active ACS.

Tool SettingEffect
Type

Sets the ACS Type — Rectangular, Cylindrical, or Spherical.

ACS Plane Lock

If on, each data point is forced to lie on the Active ACS's xy-plane.

ACS Plane Snap

If on, each tentative point is forced to lie on the Active ACS's xy-plane.

To define an ACS that is aligned with a view
  1. Select the Define ACS (Aligned with View) tool.

  2. Enter a data point to select the view with which the ACS is to be aligned and define the ACS origin.
    The ACS's axes align with the x-, y-, and z-axis (3D only) of the view.

Key-in: DEFINE ACS VIEW