DView Twist vs UCS

I'm curious to find out what others are using to set the rotation of a drawing in AutoCAD. I have been using DView Twist for years, but lately have found many CAD Techs using a UCS. I've never liked using a UCS, as this changes the coordinate system, but many engineer techs coming out of college are only taught the UCS, and refuse to learn DView Twist.
Any comments?

I received authorized training from Autodesk and learned UCS. We were in classes that were based on running Land Desk Top inside AutoCAD so it wasn't just AutoCAD. If you are working with the routines of Land Desk Top problems would result when the drawing is twisted. If you simply twist and plot (sounds like a new dance) then I don't see any difference. So I always use UCS because of my training however UCS is always in a Paper Space view port and never in the Model Space. All work is done in the Model Space.

Dview Twist does no harm to the coordinate system and has been used by Carlson since AutoCAD 10 and maybe before.

It is in AutoCAD but it carries the not invented here syndrome so Autodesk ignored it. If it were my office and techs or engineers used UCS instead of twist they would be doing it at their next job.

Paul in PA

This topic is a hardy perennial, with zealots in both camps. 

As a UCS devotee, I refute the notion that introducing a UCS "harms" or "changes" the coordinate system of the entities.  A UCS is an additional coordinate system that coexists peacefully with the WCS, and all entities retain their WCS values.  Switching between UCS and WCS (or one UCS and another UCS) is simple and easy, as is writing AutoLISP routines that transparently deal with WCS values even when a UCS is in effect.

P.S.  I rarely poke my head in here anymore, but SurveyorConnect is down at the moment.  :)

Depends on the situation.  Sometimes UCS is quicker and easier.  I like to use the UCS>Entity routine to match a line, then do a Plan>Current UCS to twist the screen, then change back to World UCS.  Then I can use my snapcopy.lsp to make the crosshairs square with the screen.  Don't be afraid of UCS or Dview.  They're both useful tools that anyone can master.  I couldn't construct 3D structures in CAD for staking/checking without UCS.  I have even put Carlson points on the sides of walls readable from the side but not from the top, and on the bottom of platforms readable from underneath.  Fun stuff!

I agree with Paul in PA in that it doesn't change, harm, or alter the datum. Dview TW has been around since AutoCAD R14. It originated in the mechanical side of things, but it very useful in the Civil world. Using the UCS method can really confuse individuals not familiar with using it and can cause lots of rework if not careful.

Stick with the Dview Twist and paper space!