Importing CAD no Coordinate System over original program

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I'm importing my new CAD model over my old program. it looks if (to me) there is no Coordinate System on the imported model because I have to spend time aligning the model to the program.

and I rarely get close to a good alignment because the new imported model is way off the orginal program

Used to be a way to do this quickly but its been to long and I forgot.

Thanks

Patrick.

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0 WilliamL 4 months ago

Whenever we import a new cad model, we always move the part to where the origin is from the previous CAD. Usually it doesn't move that much. If we use a circle for the origin, that same circle should be at 0, 0, 0. Select auto circle, and click on that same circle. If that circle is 1, 2.5, 0 on the imported CAD, I would just translate it -1 X and -2.5 Y, and then rotate your CAD as needed if it isn't rotated to the correct orientation. This is a very basic explanation. Others will explain it better than I.
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0 WilliamL 4 months ago

Whenever we import a new cad model, we always move the part to where the origin is from the previous CAD. Usually it doesn't move that much. If we use a circle for the origin, that same circle should be at 0, 0, 0. Select auto circle, and click on that same circle. If that circle is 1, 2.5, 0 on the imported CAD, I would just translate it -1 X and -2.5 Y, and then rotate your CAD as needed if it isn't rotated to the correct orientation. This is a very basic explanation. Others will explain it better than I.
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