If adding a new coordinate system is not an option, and you are looking to relocate the part geometry relative to the origin as well as re-orientate your standard views, the Move/Copy command may be a better option.
step file back into SOLIDWORKS, we notice that the origin is no longer located at the center of the red face, but it is now defined at the center of the blue face as intended. Make sure to select the options tab where we are able to select our coordinate system as the output coordinate system of the exported geometry. We will now export this part, saving the file as a.
We now see the new coordinate system listed within our feature tree and when looking at our part model we see that the coordinate system is defined at the center of the blue face of the part. Now pre-selecting the point, we will relaunch the reference coordinate system, define our axis’s and hit ok. We will select Center of Face, and select the blue face on the bottom of our part. For this example, we will create a new reference point. When the property manager is launched, we are asked to define the origin we would like to use for the new reference Coordinate System, this can be any reference point, sketch point or vertex.
We can access the reference Coordinate System through Insert, Reference Geometry and selecting Coordinate System, this can also be found on your Command Manager under the Reference Geometry menu. Among other uses, this is great option when wanting to export your model with an alternative origin. The first option I will be discussing, is the use of a reference Coordinate System.