About global coordinates

[TakumiIde]

I want to display the X-Y plane, the X-Z plane, and the Y-Z plane of the global coordinates in the scene.

How do I do that?

Also, I want to bring a block to the base point of X, Y, and Z that I displayed.

Is it possible?

[Cary OConnor]

In the Scene, right-click and go to show menu option. Click to check Coordinate System. Hit ok. Hit A on the keyboard and this will unhide the default coordinate planes. 

You can then drag and drop to the 0,0,0 or drop elsewhere and use the Triball center and right-click edit position to move to 0,0,0 from a designated location on on your part where the TriBall is located.

[TakumiIde]

2 minutes ago, Cary OConnor said:

In the Scene, right-click and go to show menu option. Click to check Coordinate System. Hit ok. Hit A on the keyboard and this will unhide the default coordinate planes. 

You can then drag and drop to the 0,0,0 or drop elsewhere and use the Triball center and right-click edit position to move to 0,0,0 from a designated location on on your part where the TriBall is located.

Helpful. Thank you very much.

[jolizon590016]

Also added to Cary's right click and go to show menu option. Tick Position, so every time you highlight a part or assembly , it shows the position and and edit to zero.

[Malcolm Crowe]

We always have the XY plane showing by default in our templates, as I prefer to know where in space I'm dropping parts into the scene (such as the origin). I also use the grid and snap of the XY plane for initial positioning. If you select the boundary of the plane and right click, a context menu is displayed. One of the options in the menu is create a 2D profile on the plane (or offset from it). I find this helpful also. Attached is a video demonstrating these and the points mentioned by Cary and Joseph as well.

Malcolm