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Are you one of those DraftSight users who completely ignores the CCS or doesn’t know what its function is? If yes, this blog post is for you.

I started relying on the CCS early on in my DraftSight journey and I found it important to share, because it allows for clear orientation in the drawing window at all times. The CCS stands for Cartesian Coordinate System, and it is the X and Y axis that’s always located at (0,0).

I found the CCS most useful when wanting to make the coordinates of my drawing relate to the axis, so that they’re straightforward and easy to read. In doing so, I’m able to input coordinates quicker and make less mistakes while doing so, because the exact location of my drawing is always apparent. Follow these steps to move the CCS to any entity of choice:

Type CCS into the command window and press enter.

Right click and select the align to Entity option.

Click the entity of your drawing you’d like the CCS to reside.

Check out the video below to see the CCS in action!

Likewise, the CCS can be moved and rotated to anywhere on my DraftSight drawing, granting me perfect alignment to any angle or entity. Following the same steps as above, move the CCS to the desired angled entity, and it’ll prompt future drawings to effortlessly align with the new angle of the CCS. This is especially helpful when attempting to draw a line at a certain angle in relation to an arc.

Finally, returning the CCS to its original spot is just as easy as moving it. Simply click on the view tab in the customizable ribbon, then click the CCS icon with the globe next to it. And just like that, it’s back to where it started!

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