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    Coordinate System Access

    Entity functions retrieve and set coordinate values using World Coordinate System values. The only exception to this rule is the AcDb2dPolylineVertex class, described later in this section, which uses Entity Coordinate System (ECS) values. For example, if you call the getCenter() function on a circle, AutoCAD returns the X,Y center of the circle in world coordinates.

    Topics in this section
    • Entity Coordinate System
    • AcDb2dVertex Class
    Parent topic: Entities

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