Hey Austin, I'm still on 15.5.1 and it works as it always has (as long as I can remember). Setup -> Drawing Size..., then in the Move Origin section, type in the new "X" coordinate then hit Enter. The field returns to 0.0, repeat for the "Y" coordinate. After you click on "OK", the window closes and Allegro zooms all the way out. It seems like it would be a good feature to be able to just click on an element (pad, via, symbol center point etc.) and make it the design origin. I typically do as you do, show element on a pad or something to see the X,Y coordinate, write it down and change the origin point as above. Gary E. MacIndoe PCB Design Engineer MTS Systems Hardware Design Mile High Design Center 2950 East Harmony Road Fort Collins, CO 80528 Phone: (970) 226-9675 FAX: (970) 226-9695 amd.com gary.macindoe@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Message----- From: icu-pcb-forum-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:icu-pcb-forum-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Austin Franklin Sent: Tuesday, March 18, 2008 10:47 PM To: icu-pcb-forum@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: [PCB_FORUM] reset origin... Hi, I want to reset the origin to a pad on a specific part. I know the location of that pad by doing a "show element" on that pad. I tried entering the XY coordinates in "Setup/Drawing Size/Move Origin" and when I enter the X (or Y) value, then click on the other entry box, it zeros out the value I just entered. I *though* it worked once...but I can't get it to work. 15.2, last HotFix. What am I doing wrong? Or, is there an easier way to move the origin to a component pin? Austin ----------------------------------------------------------- To subscribe/unsubscribe: Send a message to icu-pcb-forum-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with a subject of subscribe or unsubscribe To view the archives of this list go to //www.freelists.org/archives/icu-pcb-forum/ Problems or Questions: Send an email to icu-pcb-forum-admins@xxxxxxxxxxxxx -----------------------------------------------------------