ACAD R14 - Z-dimention

[Billy]

Enter a three digit coordinate like 1,3,5. this will start you at 1 in the
x coordinate, 3 in the y, and 5 in the z. If the elevation command still
works, you can specify a z coordinate to draw all lines on. for example if
you enter "elevation" at the command line, then give it a value of 10, all
subsequent lines will be drawn with a z coordinate of ten. check the help
file for more on these commands.

billy

Alexei Kiyanitsa wrote in message <36d46...@news.global-one.ru>...
>Please, give me an advice:
>how can I set vertical (Z) dimentions when drawing 3-dim. picture?
>I can set X and Y dimensions, but I can not find the way to set Z dim.
>
>Thank you very much.
>
>Alexei.
>
>
>

[William B.]

Billy wrote:

> Enter a three digit coordinate like 1,3,5. this will start you at 1 in the
> x coordinate, 3 in the y, and 5 in the z. If the elevation command still

> works, <snip>

Bill, I believe the poster meant dimensioning - as in, dimension strings.You
will need to dimension in the appropriate drawing plane (UCS). For example, in
the WCS, your X-axis and Y- axis can be easily created.
Your Z-axis dimensions may also be created with the .xy point filter, but you
will only see a line after it's created. Instead, after your X and Y
dimensions, rotate your UCS at 90 degrees about the X-axis.
Now your UCS's Y-axis is now the WCS's Z-axis and Z dimensioning should be
easy.
Read up on UCS and Point filters - it will be a lot clearer. Goodluck.

[Alexei Kiyanitsa]

[Allan Johanson]

See my article on this subject under "cad productivity tips"
(Item A1)
http://www.ozemail.com.au/~ajohans
Allan

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