Coordinate System

Contains controls that are used to rotate AccuDraw's drawing plane and to set AccuDraw's Coordinate System.


Coordinates tab of AccuDraw Settings dialog box

Rotation

Sets the rotation of the drawing plane axes, via an option menu. While the AccuDraw window has the focus, pressing the key combination indicated in parentheses has the same effect as choosing the specified Rotation.

Choosing	Aligns drawing plane
Top (T)	with axes in a standard Top view
Front (F)	with axes in a standard Front view
Side (S)	with axes in a standard (Right) side view
View (V)	with View axes
Auxiliary	with Active ACS axes
Context (R,Q)	as specified interactively, or as hinted by the current drawing tool

Unlike ACS rotation, context rotation is temporary, lasting only for the duration of the current drawing tool.

Type

Sets the method used in the AccuDraw window to specify distances and angles relative to the drawing plane origin.

Type	Effect
Rectangular	The X and Y fields (plus, in 3D, the Z field), along with their lock controls, are displayed in the AccuDraw window.
Polar	The Distance and Angle fields, along with their lock controls, are displayed in the AccuDraw window.

While the AccuDraw window has the focus, pressing <space bar> toggles Type.