INSBASE is at 0,0,0

[hmsoberon]

INSBASE is at 0,0,0 but when I insert thru windows copy/paste it inserts it not at 0,0,0

[jaberwok]

That's correct.
When you copy via the clipboard, acad assigns a basepoint just outside the lower-left extent of the objects selected.

[gfreddog]

That's correct.
When you copy via the clipboard, acad assigns a basepoint just outside the lower-left extent of the objects selected.

Yeah that a pain.

Try using Copy with Basepoint (CTRL SHIFT C) and use 0,0,0 as the base point.

Then when you paste specify the insertion point as 0,0,0

HTH

[tedg]

Yea, what everyone else said ^^^
And, you may want to look into "Paste to Original Coordinates" (pasteorig).

If you copy clip something (CTRL+C) and "PASTEORIG" it will use the drawing's insbase as it's base point (provided they are in the same ucs, usually World).

[hmsoberon]

yeah thats my work around, just thought their was something that I
was missing in setvars' that I could change, i've been using the regular
old copy from autocad or copy/paste w/ basepoint instead of copy/paste
I mean it was inserting like 300' feet away from any point that i picked