Activate UCS

Access: Invoke this function from one of the following locations:

Click in the toolbar.
Select Wireframe > Datum > Activate UCS from the menu bar.
Select Activate UCS on the popup menu if a UCS is selected.
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:

Updating the main views
Performing measuring calculations
Adding new components in the assembly
Defining Toolpath and procedures - In NC operations, the default is set in the NC UCS Preferences (in the Activate Created UCS parameter).
All Electrode application functions requiring a UCS as input
For a new exported part or NC file according to the active UCS of a server file
Screen Point selection according to the XY plane of the active UCS
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
For a default plane for the Sketcher (XY plane of active UCS)