Project: HiCAD Basics

Coordinate System Display

Drawing > Others > Extras > Settings, permanent > CS display

A sketch of the coordinate system is shown as an orientation aid in the drawing. The x-axis is displayed in red, the y-axis in green and the z-axis in blue. In 3-D coordinate systems, the index of the coordinates indicates the number of the view.

The size of the coordinate system can be changed by means of the

CS display

function. Furthermore, you can use this function to specify in which views the coordinate system is to be displayed.

Specify via the radio buttons whether the coordinate system is to be displayed in all views or only in the active view. Specify whether this setting is to apply only to the Model area or to the Model and sheet area by activating or deactivating the Only in Model area checkbox . If the checkbox is activated, no coordinate systems will be displayed in the Sheet area (irrespective of the chosen radio button).

The Length of axes value determines the size of the coordinate system display. The value must be greater than 0.

Please note:

• The coordinate system display will be saved when you close HiCAD. This means that if the display is active when HiCAD is closed, it will still be active when HiCAD is started the next time.
• The colours of the coordinate system axes can be changed via the Colour Editor (Drawing > Others > Colour Editor). The colours for the axes can be chosen from the list on the Special colours tab.

• In 3-D drawings you can use the F3 key to display the current coordinate system temporarily, regardless of the other functions for displaying the coordinate system. Use CTRL+K to move the coordinate system as required. To hide it again, press the F3key again.

The CS display function does not refer to this coordinate system that can be hidden and shown via F3, but to the coordinate system that is displayed by default in the origin (0,0,0) of each view.

• If you do not want to display any 3-D coordinate system, this can be pre-set permanently in the Configuration Editor: Choose System settings > Visualisation and deactivate the Show 3-D coordinate system checkbox.

Temporary Settings