Pix User Manual

  • Welcome to Pix
  • Installation
  • User Interface
  • Toolbar overview
  • Toolbar commands
    • Selection
      • Pick
      • Measure
    • Draw
      • Line
      • Parallel line
      • Perpendicular line
      • Arc
      • 2-Point arc
      • 3-Point arc
      • Tangent-Point arc
      • Point
    • Draw shapes
      • Circle
      • 2-Point circle
      • 3-Point circle
      • Rectangle
      • Center-Point rectangle
      • Inscribed polygon
      • Circumscribed polygon
      • Edge polygon
    • Edit edges
      • Fillet
      • Chamfer
      • Inside fillet
      • Corner step
      • Edge recess
      • Edge U-Cut
      • Edge V-Cut
      • Key slot
    • Modify
      • Move
      • Rotate
      • Scale
      • Mirror
      • Rectangular array
      • Polar array
      • Trim
      • Extend
    • Dimensions
      • Linear Dimension
      • Baseline Dimension
      • Continue Dimension
      • Angle Dimension
      • 3-Point Angle Dimension
      • Radius Dimension
      • Diameter Dimension
      • Callout Dimension
      • Segment Dimension
    • Cleanup
      • Join
      • Decurve
      • Remove Small Segments
      • Mark Open Polylines
      • Highlight Overlaps
      • Mark Non-Tangent Corners
      • Mark Large Radius
    • Setup
      • Layer Setup
      • Shift Origin
  • Demo Videos
Toolbar commands
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Setup
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Shift Origin

Shift Origin

The Shift Origin Shift Origin tool moves the drawing’s coordinate origin — and optionally rotates its axes — so that coordinates you enter afterwards are measured from a point and direction of your choice.

Shifting the origin

  1. Select the Shift Origin tool.

  2. Click the point you want to use as the new origin, or type its coordinates in the Origin box. Hold Ctrl and click to reset the origin back to its default position (0, 0) with no rotation.

  3. Click a second point to set the direction of the X axis, or type an angle in the Rotate box.

As you position the origin, Pix previews the new X and Y axes so you can see the orientation before you confirm it.

Contents

  • Shifting the origin
Layer Setup Demo Videos

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