The Translate Origin provides a method for creating a simple User Coordinate System (UCS) by moving the origin to another location (e.g. closer to a drawing with large coordinates, effectively making the coordinates smaller and easier to work with).
- Select the Translate Origin command from the Tools menu.
- Select the location of the new origin using the mouse or type the X and Y coordinates from the keyboard.
- The origin will move to the new location as evidenced by the coordinate marker.