How do I create a new coordinate in Solidworks?

Can you create a new origin in Solidworks?

Click Tools > Sketch Tools > Align > Align Grid/Origin. In the Align Grid/Origin PropertyManager, under Selections: To change only the sketch origin: Select a vertex or point for Sketch Origin Location .

What is coordinate system in Solidworks?

You can define a coordinate system for a part or assembly. Coordinate systems are useful: With the Measure and Mass Properties tools. When exporting SOLIDWORKS documents to IGES, STL, ACIS, STEP, Parasolid, VRML, and VDA.

How do you show the coordinate system in Solidworks?

To hide or show individual coordinate systems: Right-click the coordinate system and click Hide or Show.

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Click one of the following:

1. Hide/Show Items (Heads-up View toolbar), and then View Coordinate Systems.
2. View Coordinate Systems (View toolbar)
3. View > Hide/Show > Coordinate Systems.

How do I align a part in Origin in Solidworks?

In a sketch, click Tools > Sketch Tools > Align > Align Grid/Origin.

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Selections

1. Only the sketch origin.
2. Only the X-axis or the Y-axis.
3. Both the sketch origin and either the X-axis or the Y-axis.

How do you align parts in Solidworks?

To align sketches:

1. Select a line or a point in a sketch to be aligned with another sketch.
2. Hold Ctrl and select a line or a point in the second sketch to which the first sketch is to be aligned.
3. Click Align Sketch (2D to 3D toolbar), or click Tools > Sketch Tools > Align > Sketch.

How do I fix assembly to the Origin in Solidworks?

To fix or float an assembly component:

1. Right-click the component in the graphics area or the component’s name in the FeatureManager design tree.
2. Select Fix or Float.
3. In assemblies with multiple configurations, select This Configuration, All Configurations, or Specified Configurations.

How do you reset coordinates in SolidWorks?

To translate a coordinate system to a new location: Click Coordinate System (Reference Geometry toolbar) or Insert > Reference Geometry > Coordinate System . Define the coordinate system at a location on the part or assembly that provides the entities you need to control the angle and direction of each axis.

How do you move the XYZ axis in SolidWorks?

Select a component and drag in the X, Y, or Z direction of the assembly. The coordinate system appears in the graphics area to help orient you. To select the axis you want to drag along, click near that axis before dragging. Select an entity, then select a component to drag along that entity.