tema Re: Set the z coordinate to 0, as I am working in 2D only now en AutoCAD for Mac Forum https://forums.autodesk.com/t5/autocad-for-mac-forum/set-the-z-coordinate-to-0-as-i-am-working-in-2d-only-now/m-p/8957785#M35739 Welcome to Autodesk Forums!<BR /><BR />Hi Dawn,<BR /><BR />To ensure that Z coordinate in the drawing will stay always 0, you have to:<BR />- draw everything in XY plane of WCS or in XY plane of UCS which is rotated relative to WCS without changing Z direction<BR />- always check ELEVATION system variable which has to be 0<BR />- use FLATTEN command in XY plane of WCS in "third-party" drawings just after you receive them<BR />- if you have full (not LT) AutoCAD, set OSNAPZ system variable to 1 each time you start AutoCAD (this sys var is not saved between AutoCAD sessions)<BR /> Fri, 09 Aug 2019 14:16:42 GMT maxim_k 2019-08-09T14:16:42Z Set the z coordinate to 0, as I am working in 2D only now https://forums.autodesk.com/t5/autocad-for-mac-forum/set-the-z-coordinate-to-0-as-i-am-working-in-2d-only-now/m-p/8956428#M35727 <P>How do you set the z coordinate to 0, as I am working in 2D only now. &nbsp;I know how to flatten the drawing. &nbsp;I just want the z coordinate to remain at 0 always. &nbsp;I know also I can change it to 0 in properties.</P> Thu, 08 Aug 2019 20:02:21 GMT https://forums.autodesk.com/t5/autocad-for-mac-forum/set-the-z-coordinate-to-0-as-i-am-working-in-2d-only-now/m-p/8956428#M35727 Archives426 2019-08-08T20:02:21Z Re: Set the z coordinate to 0, as I am working in 2D only now https://forums.autodesk.com/t5/autocad-for-mac-forum/set-the-z-coordinate-to-0-as-i-am-working-in-2d-only-now/m-p/8957785#M35739 Welcome to Autodesk Forums!<BR /><BR />Hi Dawn,<BR /><BR />To ensure that Z coordinate in the drawing will stay always 0, you have to:<BR />- draw everything in XY plane of WCS or in XY plane of UCS which is rotated relative to WCS without changing Z direction<BR />- always check ELEVATION system variable which has to be 0<BR />- use FLATTEN command in XY plane of WCS in "third-party" drawings just after you receive them<BR />- if you have full (not LT) AutoCAD, set OSNAPZ system variable to 1 each time you start AutoCAD (this sys var is not saved between AutoCAD sessions)<BR /> Fri, 09 Aug 2019 14:16:42 GMT https://forums.autodesk.com/t5/autocad-for-mac-forum/set-the-z-coordinate-to-0-as-i-am-working-in-2d-only-now/m-p/8957785#M35739 maxim_k 2019-08-09T14:16:42Z