Use this menu option to set the position of the zero origin of the X and Y axes.
Note: The
Set Model Position
button on the
Model toolbar is a shortcut for this menu option.
button on the
Model toolbar is a shortcut for this menu option.
To set the position of the X and Y-axis zero origin as one of five pre-defined locations, use the Set Model Size dialog. To set the position of the X and Y-axis zero origin as somewhere other than the five available locations in the Set Model Size dialog, you can use the Set Position dialog. You can also specify the Z-axis zero origin using the Set Position dialog.
To set the position of the model origin:
- Select
Model > Set Position or click
. The
Set Position dialog is displayed.
- In the
Pixel To Position
area, select the option that you want to use to specify which pixel in the model you want to use as the origin:
- Choose with cursor — When this option is selected, move the
cursor over the pixel in the model that you want to use, and then click. The co-ordinates of the pixel are displayed in the
Pixel area.
- Centre pixel — Select this option to set the origin as the centre of the model.
- Top left pixel — Select this option to set the origin as the top left corner of the model.
- Top right pixel — Select this option to set the origin as the top right corner of the model.
- Bottom left pixel — Select this option to set the origin as the bottom left corner of the model.
- Bottom right pixel — Select this option to set the origin as the bottom right corner of the model.
If you want to specify the exact location of the origin, enter the X, Y and Z values in the boxes shown in the Real Position area.
- Choose with cursor — When this option is selected, move the
- Click OK to close the dialog and set the new origin in the model.