Once you complete annotation, key in UCS and select World to set everything back to normal. This sets the UCS temporarily to the paper space view rotation for adding annotation. Place your crosshair inside the viewport and key in UCS and the view option. To get the text and dimensions aligned with paper space, set up a temporary UCS rotation. When dimensioning in a rotated view, your dimensions and text will default to the view rotation angle. This method works well and doesn’t negatively affect the coordinate system or geometry.

Then enter the absolute angle you want to rotate the view. Key in Dview at the Command line, and hit Return twice and key in TW for the twist option. Those methods work but they destroy the integrity of the drawings coordinates (northings and eastings and other georeferenced data). They actually rotate the UCS to get the view rotated or, worse yet, rotate the actual drawing geometry. Often I get drawings where someone wanted to rotate the drawing within the viewport to get more of it on a sheet. Use Dview with the twist option, in lieu of UCS or geometry rotation, to maintain coordinate integrity for rotated views. Macro for a Quick UCS Align-to-Object Buttonįor those of us who use AutoCAD Civil3D and frequently work in rotated views and coordinate systems.

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