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2D lines from points

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stevejames5886
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2D lines from points

How do I draw 2D lines from points?  What setting do I need to change?  I want to drawin glines using the node as a grip but I do not want them to have z coordinates.

 

Thanks

 

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troma
in reply to: stevejames5886

If you are talking about just drawing manually, try setting the OSNAPZ sysvar.  (I can't remember if it is 0 or 1, but the opposite of whatever it is currently set at!)


Mark Green

Working on Civil 3D in Canada

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OSnapZ Follow the link,

 

You might also want to use OSNAPOVERRIDE

Set OSNAPOVERRIDE to 1. You then cannot pick a point that does not conform to your running osnaps.

 

Remember to set it to 0 after you finish or things might get confusing.



Allen Jessup
Engineering Specialist / CAD Manager

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_Hathaway
in reply to: stevejames5886

In your point style settings you can specifiy flatten points to elevation and specify 0 as the elevation.  This is what we do and it works great.  It doesn't change the Z value of the survey point itself it merely place thes survey point at 0 elevation.  Personally I cannot stand drawining in 3d or obtaining 3d distances when trying to obtain a simple horizontal distance.

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AllenJessup
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@_Hathaway wrote:

 I cannot stand drawing in 3d or obtaining 3d distances when trying to obtain a simple horizontal distance.


Until we got a 3rd party app, SmartDraft, that will give 2D dist an bearing between point even when 3D. I always used CgSList. It gives both horizontal and vertical distances as well as the slope. I wrote a macro that defaulted to points. Your method is also correct. I just wanted to point out options.

 

cgsl.png

 

 



Allen Jessup
Engineering Specialist / CAD Manager

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dseatter
in reply to: stevejames5886

Try this.

Options - Drafting - Object Snap Options.

Check the box - Replace Z value with current elevation.

Dave Seatter, PLS
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