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Why is my WCS not straight when I load my dwt?


Malus21

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I have setup a UCS that corrects the problem, however I cannot figure out why the WCS is not straight when I change back to it (WCS). I have found a few posts that address the issue, but they haven't really answered the question of "why" it is happening. I know that WCS is a constant, so shouldn't it be true north?

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I would suggest that you not use a custom UCS in your template (DWT) files.

 

Instead, set for WCS, and use the PLAN command to set the orientation to WORLD.

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Well, I have tried that. But the wcs is still slightly off instead of being straight, like it is when I have my new ucs set. How do I get the wcs to be straight again?

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Perhaps you're in a rotated 3D view, instead set it for TOP.

 

Not sure how to do that? Paste this code to your command line:

 

(command "._-view" "_top")

 

... then hit Enter.

 

Does that fix the problem?

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It did, but its changed the UCS to unnamed and when you go back to WCS it's not straight.

 

I'm tired of guessing... perhaps you'd like to post the template?

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how can I post it? It wont let me attach the file.

 

Either ZIP it up, or make a copy of the .DWT and change the file extension (to .DWG?).

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I had to save it as a dwg, but it was too large. the Snapang command did not work either. I appreciate the help though fellas. I may just start from scratch and create a new template. Sucks not knowing the answer to a problem though.

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I had to save it as a dwg, but it was too large. the Snapang command did not work either. I appreciate the help though fellas. I may just start from scratch and create a new template. Sucks not knowing the answer to a problem though.

 

You mean that you have a blank template and it is too large to zip and post here?

 

Whew - I'm not the only one! :huh: LoL

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Sadly, I just tried ZIPing the OOTB "_AutoCAD Civil 3D (Imperial) NCS.dwt" (670 KB), and it only compressed to 538 KB, which is still too large to upload here.

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Sadly, I just tried ZIPing the OOTB "_AutoCAD Civil 3D (Imperial) NCS.dwt" (670 KB), and it only compressed to 538 KB, which is still too large to upload here.

 

That is quite interesting. I wonder why it is so large. Did you try a _Purgeall?

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That is quite interesting. I wonder why it is so large. Did you try a _Purgeall?

 

Agreed, I had no idea that the OOTB DWT was that size... No, I didn't purge anything - it's OOTB. LoL

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