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    Default Field to display point coordinates relative to CURRENT ucs, not WORLD UCS

    Hello gang,

    I've got a request to create a coordinates block that displays the X and Y distance from the origin point of the UCS that is current when the block is inserted.

    This seems to be eluding me, as all my attempts always display the X and Y distances to 0,0 in the World Coordinate System regardless of which UCS is current.

    Any help is, as always, much appreciated.

    -JP

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    Default Re: Field to display point coordinates relative to CURRENT ucs, not WORLD UCS

    If the block does not need to show dynamic coordinates, but just the coordinates it was originally inserted at, I'd look at a LISP routine to insert the block and stuff the attribute information into it.

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    Default Re: Field to display point coordinates relative to CURRENT ucs, not WORLD UCS

    Something like:
    Code:
    ;| Label for Point.
       PtLabel.lsp BY: TOM BEAUFORD
       ^P(or C:Label (load "PtLabel.lsp"));PtLabel
       BeaufordT@LeonCountyFL.gov
       Leon County Public Works/Engineering
    ==================================================================|;
    
    (defun C:PtLabel (/ ATTDIA)
          (setq ATTDIA (getvar "ATTDIA"))
          (setvar "ATTDIA" 0)
          (command "._INSERT"
                   "Pt_Coordinates"
                   (getpoint "Pick Point: ")						;Insert pt
                   (/ 0.1 (getvar "cannoscalevalue"))				;X Scale
    ;               (* (getvar "DIMTXT") (getvar "DIMSCALE"))	;X Scale (Alternate)
                   ""						;Y Scale
                   ""				                ;Rotation
                   ""					        ;Easting
                   ""					        ;Northing
          )
          (setvar "ATTDIA" ATTDIA)
          (entupd (entlast))
    ;      (command "._DDATTE" (entlast))
          (princ)
    )

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    Default Re: Field to display point coordinates relative to CURRENT ucs, not WORLD UCS

    Sorry, that displays WCS not UCS.

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    Default Re: Field to display point coordinates relative to CURRENT ucs, not WORLD UCS

    Bump...

    Anyone figured this out? Fields with UCS coords rather than WCS?

    Any guidance is appreciated.

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    Default Re: Field to display point coordinates relative to CURRENT ucs, not WORLD UCS

    If you wblock entire drawing the current UCS will be the world UCS in the new drawing.
    Might help for a workaround.

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