AutoCAD: UCS Icon is odd and appears to overlap

Jeff Arbogast

Issue:
AutoCAD: UCS Icon is odd and appears to overlap.
- You may also experience the View Cube does not match the USC icon and when one is in World Coordinate the other is not.
- You may notice Osnaps react odd not finding intersections etc.

Figure 1

Causes:
Location of the Objects in Model Space.

Figure 2

Solution:
Notice (See Figure 2) how far away from 0,0 and in the negative direction. This can cause many issues. Move the object back closer to 0,0,0 and then everything should work as expected.

About the Author

Manufacturing Solution Center Team Lead<br><br>Jeff is responsible for manufacturing Technical Support for both internal staff and customers. In addition to the daily activities of the support center, he helps write for the National Support Center blog, and has written online classes for the IMAGINiT training on demand site.
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