CAD Forum discussion (EN) : BLOCK EDITOR UNITS AND UCS https://www.cadforum.cz/forum_en/ Tue, 07 Apr 2026 08:27:35 +0000 Wed, 13 Aug 2008 15:03:21 +0000 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Web Wiz Forums 12.04 360 https://www.cadforum.cz/forum_en/RSS_post_feed.asp?TID=996 <![CDATA[CAD Forum discussion (EN)]]> https://www.cadforum.cz/forum_en/forum_images/web_wiz_forums.png https://www.cadforum.cz/forum_en/ <![CDATA[BLOCK EDITOR UNITS AND UCS : Thank you for the quik answerd....]]> https://www.cadforum.cz/forum_en/forum_posts.asp?TID=996&PID=2651&title=block-editor-units-and-ucs#2651 Author: DONOAKI
Subject: 996
Posted: 13.Aug.2008 at 15:03

Thank you for the quik answerd. I know wath you said about the ucs in the block editor and the Z coordinate.
But my problem is this: I usually work with the drawing in meters, and, in the model, i use the convenient UCS depending on what i'm drawing. But when i open the block editor, and then go back to the model, the units of the drawing goes to milimeters, and the ucs in use goes to a new "unknown" ucs.   
So the basic problem is that the drawing units are change in the entire drawing, and i need to work in meters so that the drawins fix in others drawings.
 
thanks!
and I hope i can express my self clear!
 
donoaki
]]> Wed, 13 Aug 2008 15:03:21 +0000 https://www.cadforum.cz/forum_en/forum_posts.asp?TID=996&PID=2651&title=block-editor-units-and-ucs#2651 <![CDATA[BLOCK EDITOR UNITS AND UCS : DONOAKI wrote:Hi! I`m new...]]> https://www.cadforum.cz/forum_en/forum_posts.asp?TID=996&PID=2648&title=block-editor-units-and-ucs#2648 Author: Arben.Allaraj
Subject: 996
Posted: 12.Aug.2008 at 21:37

Originally posted by DONOAKI DONOAKI wrote:

Hi!  I`m new in the forum.

I have a question about the block editor of the acad 2008. The thing is that when I edit and save something with the block editor (the one with the yellow background), the units of the drawings goes to milimiters and the UCS goes to unknown. I Don´t know if it´s something in the configuration of the block editor or something in the creation of the block. This doesn´t happen if I edit the block reference in place.
Any clue is well received!!
 
thanks!
 
++
donoaki


I got some little help see in AutoCAD help for more.

A UCS icon is displayed in the drawing area of the Block Editor. The origin of the UCS icon defines the base point for the block. You can change the base point for the block by moving the geometry relative to the origin of the UCS icon, or by adding a base point parameter.

The UCS command is disabled in the Block Editor. You can open an existing 3D block definition in the Block Editor and assign parameters to the block. However, the parameters will ignore any Z coordinate values in the block space. Consequently, the block reference cannot be edited along the Z axis. Furthermore, while you can create a dynamic block that contains solid objects and add actions to it, such as move, rotate, and scale, you can't perform solid editing features within a dynamic block reference (for example, stretch a solid, move a hole within a solid, and so on).


So I think it is about your ucs.




Edited by Arben.Allaraj - 12.Aug.2008 at 21:40]]> Tue, 12 Aug 2008 21:37:40 +0000 https://www.cadforum.cz/forum_en/forum_posts.asp?TID=996&PID=2648&title=block-editor-units-and-ucs#2648 <![CDATA[BLOCK EDITOR UNITS AND UCS : Hi! I`m new in the forum. I...]]> https://www.cadforum.cz/forum_en/forum_posts.asp?TID=996&PID=2637&title=block-editor-units-and-ucs#2637 Author: DONOAKI
Subject: 996
Posted: 12.Aug.2008 at 15:51

Hi!  I`m new in the forum.

I have a question about the block editor of the acad 2008. The thing is that when I edit and save something with the block editor (the one with the yellow background), the units of the drawings goes to milimiters and the UCS goes to unknown. I Don´t know if it´s something in the configuration of the block editor or something in the creation of the block. This doesn´t happen if I edit the block reference in place.
Any clue is well received!!
 
thanks!
 
++
donoaki
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