problem with UCS when changing views

[j2rev]

Why does the current UCS change whenever I switch between views? (front,back,top,etc.)
I'm using Autocad 2004.

[CarlB]

Not sure what you're experiencing, but you can alter that by changing your UCSFOLLOW setting.

[hazardman]

it switches because those "views" are UCS's that you're changing to...

[j2rev]

thanks for the info, guys. By the way, what exactly does the UCSFOLLOW command do?

[Catch-22]

This is something i have had to deal with for a long time , i am using ADT 2006 .Wen changing views and maby a dash of 3D orbit my UCS always gets fu**ked . Type ucs <enter> w for world and <enter> again.
This works for me , i had the same problem in ADT 2007 DEMO by the way.

[Hammeroid]

Straight out the help file:

The UCSFOLLOW setting is saved separately for each viewport. If UCSFOLLOW is on for a particular viewport, a plan view is generated in that viewport whenever you change coordinate systems. Once the new UCS has been established, you can use DVIEW, PLAN, VIEW, or VPOINT to change the view of the drawing. It will change to a plan view again the next time you change coordinate systems.

0 UCS does not affect the view

1 Any UCS change causes a change to the plan view of the new UCS in the current viewport


The setting of UCSFOLLOW is maintained separately for paper space and model space and can be accessed in either, but the setting is ignored while in paper space (it is always treated as if set to 0). Although you can define a non-world UCS in paper space, the view remains in plan view to the world coordinate system

[Peeduering0097]

set UCSORTHO to 1 and it will allow your UCS to follow typical views. (top, front, side, ect.) Meaning it will remain xy in every view.