3D Design, multiple viewports, UCSORTHO? Something was weird

[Guest deadseasquirrels]

Ok I am doing this 3D design for the first time. I set 3 different viewports, one that is iso, one with the plan view, and one that is front view. But a weird thing started (let me reiterate started happening out of the blue) happening. Everytime I left one viewport that viewport would revert back to the plan view. And it also displayed a broken pencil in a box.

 

I looked up what that might mean online, and luckily there was some things posted about it, but not enough to help me. Then I read one article about setting the UCSORTHO to 0. I must have done something with that variable at one point, but I have no idea what.

 

So basically what was happening was this. I had 3 viewports. Everytime I left one of these viewports it would revert to another view, then when I clicked on the viewport, it would go back to the view I wanted it to be in. I finally changed UCSORTHO to 0 and things are kind of working again. But I have no idea what happened, and I would love to find out.

[Orbit]

Hit F1 and type in UCSORTHO and you have an answer.

 

About broken pencil- warns you that you are looking at the xy plane. Not a good option while still dwg. in 3D and you need that viewport. You have done a new UCS which is not the World UCS.

[hendie]

check your UCSFOLLOW system variable !

[Guest deadseasquirrels]

Hendie,

You're awesome. That was it. But two things. How on earth did you ever come across that, but more importantly, how on earth is anybody suppose to ever know that. Second, how could that variable have ever changed? I'm assuming then that there is some button that can change that variable, but god knows I didn't change it consciously. But thanks again.

[hendie]

just one of those things I guess, as you do more 3D work, you get to know the variables more and more.

[Mr T]

Hendie,

You're awesome. That was it. But two things. How on earth did you ever come across that, but more importantly, how on earth is anybody suppose to ever know that. Second, how could that variable have ever changed? I'm assuming then that there is some button that can change that variable, but god knows I didn't change it consciously. But thanks again.

 

It's worth hitting F1 and then going through the list of SYSVARIABLES available.

 

Nick

[hyposmurf]

If your using CAD2K heres a list of all the commands.From Terry Rawkins website,you used to be able to use a handy interactive AutoCAD test facility on his site,but it seems he no longer replies or seems to have updated his site.Wonder what happened,did he pop his clogs?

 

http://homepage.dtn.ntl.com/terry.rawkins/

[CADTutor]

If your using CAD2K heres a list of all the commands.From Terry Rawkins website,you used to be able to use a handy interactive AutoCAD test facility on his site,but it seems he no longer replies or seems to have updated his site.Wonder what happened,did he pop his clogs?

 

http://homepage.dtn.ntl.com/terry.rawkins/

 

It seems unlikely, his home page was last updated on Sunday 31 August 2003. Anyway, it's a good site and has some useful stuff, check it out.

[hyposmurf]

Your right I looked at his site a while back and it hadnt been updated,maybe I should have checked it again before posting!I cant find the online test though,that was really useful.It was multiple choice questions that you emailed off once youd copmleted the test and he returned your results via email a couple of days later.

[terry.rawkins]

I'm still here google ---- "Terry Rawkins" wight ---

 

Regards

 

Terry Rawkins

[darrenschroeder]

I also have this problem and I have tried to resolve it with the ucsfollow and the ucsortho with no success. Is there something I am missing besides the boat.