CAD Viewing and Coordinate

System Commands
CAD Command Categories
Object (draw, modify)
View
Coordinate System
CAD Viewing Commands
Control position from which an object is
viewed
Viewer moves, not the object
2D viewing controls
 Pan
 Zoom
3D viewing controls
 Compose pictorial and orthographic views
Viewing in AutoCAD
PAN
Zoom
3DOrbit
View Toolbar
VPoint
VIEW
PLAN
DView
VPORTS
CAD Coordinate Systems
Governed by the Right Hand Rule
Defines a workplane
Unique, default global coordinate system
Many user-defined, local coordinate
systems
Right Hand Rule - 1
Used to define the positive direction of the
axes of a three dimensional coordinate
system
Thumb indicates the
positive x direction
Index finger indicates
the positive y direction
Middle finger indicates
the positive z direction
Palm of the right hand
represents the xy plane
Right Hand Rule - 2
Variation used to determine direction of
positive rotation about an axis
Right thumb aligned
with positive axis
direction
Positive rotation
indicated by direction
of four fingers
curling about axis
WorkPlanes
CAD Coordinate System Commands
Creates a new, user-
defined workplane
Used to translate
and/or rotate a
coordinate system
User-defined
coordinate system
assists in
object/feature
definition
Coordinate Systems in AutoCAD
Global coordinate system is called World
Coordinate System (WCS)
 Defines a horizontal xy workplane
 Top (plan) view is default
Local coordinate system is called User
Coordinate System (UCS)
 User defined
Coordinate System Control in AutoCAD
UCS Toolbar
UCS command
UCSICON command
ddUCs
CAD Viewing and Coordinate
System Commands

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