# Measuring in RS

**URL:** <https://tech-community.robotics.abb.com/t/measuring-in-rs/6419>\
**Category:** RobotStudio\
**Created:** [December 11, 2014, 12:11pm UTC](https://tech-community.robotics.abb.com/t/measuring-in-rs/6419 "2014-12-11T12:11:35Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 4\
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**Author:** ![msalminen](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/d07c76/32.png) [@msalminen](https://tech-community.robotics.abb.com/u/msalminen)\
**Post date:** [December 11, 2014, 12:11pm UTC](https://tech-community.robotics.abb.com/t/measuring-in-rs/6419/1 "2014-12-11T12:11:35Z")

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Hi,

In which coordinate system the measuring (point to point) distances (x,y,z) are given? Are they always in world coordinate system or in UCS?

Is it possible to change to the desired coordinate system someway?

Regards,

Mika

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**Author:** ![svoldgaard](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex005/user_avatar/tech-community.robotics.abb.com/svoldgaard/32/3334_2.png) [@svoldgaard](https://tech-community.robotics.abb.com/u/svoldgaard)\
**Post date:** [December 11, 2014, 5:19pm UTC](https://tech-community.robotics.abb.com/t/measuring-in-rs/6419/2 "2014-12-11T17:19:44Z")

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Since the distance is given as a 3D scalar, it does not matter which coordinate system you use.

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**Author:** ![msalminen](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/d07c76/32.png) [@msalminen](https://tech-community.robotics.abb.com/u/msalminen)\
**Post date:** [December 12, 2014, 7:04am UTC](https://tech-community.robotics.abb.com/t/measuring-in-rs/6419/3 "2014-12-12T07:04:20Z")

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I am not interested the distance itself, but the x,y,z components and they directions… for that I need to know in which coordinate system they are given and can it be changed to get desired “subdistances”.

Mika

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**Author:** ![svoldgaard](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex005/user_avatar/tech-community.robotics.abb.com/svoldgaard/32/3334_2.png) [@svoldgaard](https://tech-community.robotics.abb.com/u/svoldgaard)\
**Post date:** [December 12, 2014, 8:24am UTC](https://tech-community.robotics.abb.com/t/measuring-in-rs/6419/4 "2014-12-12T08:24:59Z")

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Sorry I was a little to quick with my first answer.

But It uses the coordinate system, that is specified in the lower right corner(UCS: Station by default)

you can select any coordinate system and select it as the UCS(User coordinate system). It will then use that coordinate system to measure in.