Coordinate Display

Status bar > Coordinate Display area

The Coordinate Display area shows the position of the mouse in world coordinates whenever you are not actively manipulating an object.

When you are actively transforming an object, you can type coordinates directly in the Coordinate Display Fields. You can do this in two modes, Absolute and Offset, just the same as the Type-in Transform window.

Click the Absolute or Offset buttons to change between modes. Absolute positions the object in World space; offset moves the object a distance relative to its existing position. When the offset button is on, the Type-In Transform in the coordinate display respects the Reference coordinate system.

Use the Tab key to move from field to field, when typing in the coordinate display fields.

See also

Units Setup Dialog

Procedure

To display the position of the mouse in feet or metric units:

  1. Choose Customize > Units Setup.

  2. Turn on one of the main categories (Metric, US Standard, Custom, or Generic Units) and choose from the drop-down list.

    The coordinate display is now in labeled units.

To move the position of an object to the center of the world:

  1. Select an object in the viewport.

  2. Right-click and select Move from the quad menu

  3. Swipe the X coordinate field to select the numbers, then enter 0. Press Tab.

  4. Enter 0 in the Y coordinate field, and press Tab.

  5. Enter 0 in the Z coordinate field.

Interface

When you transform an object, the status line displays the pertinent information, depending on the type of transform.

Move: Displays the offset XYZ coordinates based on the current coordinate system. For example, if you're moving an object and you're constrained to the X axis, only the X readout will change, displaying the offset of the move along the local X axis.

Rotate: Displays the offset angle in degrees about the axis or axes the rotation is performed around. This is dependent on both the axis coordinate system, and the local/center toggle button.

Scale: Displays the offset XYZ scale in percentages.

You can get the absolute as well as offset information through the Transform-Type-in on the Tools menu.