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Activate UCS
Access: Invoke this function from one of the following locations:
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Click
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Select Wireframe > Datum > Activate UCS from the menu bar.
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Select Activate UCS on the popup menu if a UCS is selected.
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Select the appropriate toggle option Activate UCS On / Off whenever this parameter is displayed.
It is possible to temporarily activate a new UCS to be used in a number of functions to determine directions, measurements, and various calculations.
The following are examples where a new UCS can be applied:
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Updating the main views
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Performing measuring calculations
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Adding new components in the assembly
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Defining Toolpath and procedures - In NC operations, the default is set in the NC UCS Preferences (in the Activate Created UCS parameter).
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All Electrode application functions requiring a UCS as input
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For a new exported part or NC file according to the active UCS of a server file
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Screen Point selection according to the XY plane of the active UCS
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Functions using UCS directions will use the active UCS directions as the default
(Set Direction, QuickSplit, Split Face by point, Copy/Move function when option XYZ delta used, Scale > Non-uniform, Silhouette Curve, etc.) -
In Point and Delta, take the X, Y, and Z directions according to active UCS
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For a default plane for the Sketcher (XY plane of active UCS)
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