UCS Inventor

[Bill Tillman]

I have grown very accustom to aliging the UCS in AutoCAD to my liking but now that I'm trying out Inventor I'm finding myself lost.

 

I want to draw a line from 0,0,0 to 0,0,7 (in the Z-Axis) but nothing I try works. So I thought why not adjust the UCS but there appears to be only one thing I can do by resetting the UCS. The prompts let me set the origin and then where the X and Y axis will be, but the only choice I get are along the X-Y plane. I am very confused and have searched the help files extensively but don't find an adequate explanation.

[JD Mather]

I have used the UCS maybe twice in Inventor.

There are usually better ways.

I almost always use 2D sketches to control situations like you describe, but more information would be needed to decide if that is the best way in this case.

If you want to simply enter those 3D coordinates more like you would in AutoCAD (without changing the UCS) simply start a new 3D sketch (see drop down under 2D sketch tool).

But I recommend you attach your design here when you get it finished (or stuck) for suggestions on a better method.

Note: I am suggesting that although this is easy, might not be the best way.

[Bill Tillman]

I am finding this a rather daunting task to learn Inventor. First, I've had to all but throw out all the things I've learned about drawings in AutoCAD, especially with using the UCS. The other really disappointing things is that there seems to be some kind of problem with my graphics card...Nvidia Quadro FX 380 . It works great under AutoCAD but with Inventor I'm noticing some anomolies. Occassionally it as I'm zooming in and out with my mouse wheel, the display goes weird. There are times when the object I'm drawing is not even recognizable. I'm going to cold boot this machine now and try to start again.

 

I know I will eventually get this, but the fact that I haven't been able to take the 3D model I so painstakingly created in AutoCAD and import it into Inventor as well as all the other hassles are making this more than just a routine task.