giving a 0 on Z

[Anonymous]

hey, when I started working on my new project I imported a landscape that included "z" lines.

this somehow affected me workflow and other 2d lines got a "z" factor to them.

in order to try to get all the lines back to Z-0 I tried FLATTEN but that didn't work ether.

I know there is a way to download and install a command that gives the lines chosen a 0 on their Z factor.

can anybody help me download and install this?

thanks!

[Alfred.NESWADBA]

Hi,

If you have the same object types then select them and edit the Z-value in the property window.

For lines: select lines and edit Start-Z and End-Z value to 0

For polylines: select them and edit the elevation value to 0

>> but that didn't work

What does that mean? Have you got any messages from AutoCAD why it does not work, any informations, any error messages, ...?

- alfred -

[Anonymous]

I didn't get any messages from autocad.

I'm looking for a command that flattens the lines to have a zero factor for the hole image.. I don't have the time time to give every line a start and end value (nor I know how to). this is an already complex sketch that and going over every line is something I can't afford doing.

[Alfred.NESWADBA]

Hi,

>> I'm looking for a command that flattens the lines to have a zero factor for the hole image

Command _FLATTEN does that, if it does not give any message in your command line it should have worked.

Can you upload the drawing that does not work with that command please?

>> I don't have the time time to give every line a start and end value

>> and going over every line is something I can't afford doing

I have never thought about doing that by selecting every single line 😉

Use command _QSELECT to get all objects of type "Line" selected ... and then use the property window to modify all Z-values with one step. So it's a 10 second job.

- alfred -

[Anonymous]

Flatten doesn't do the trick(don't know why..).

I tried what you suggested . It didn't work 😞

[Alfred.NESWADBA]

Hi,

>> It didn't work

I can't see your system, so I don't know what you did and I don't know what happened then and so I don't know why "it didn't work".

We need a bit more info, always with the thought that we don't sit beside you and can follow what you are doing and how AutoCAD responded.

- alfred -

[Anonymous]

[Anonymous]

There are still a lot that is not in place.

[Alfred.NESWADBA]

Hi,

can you please upload the drawing, in the screenshots I can see some objects that are close to vertical, but I can't select them, I can't see what they are, what their properties are and what happens when I try _FLATTEN with them.

- alfred -

[JoeVernice]

Try the attached autolisp file (Z0.lsp). I found this in an old forum post, flatten everything to Z=0 plane. Only select 2D objects, lines, circles, dimensions, etc.

JMV

[Anonymous]

how do I get this to work on my drawing?

[JoeVernice]

Download and save the file. Drag the file from windows explorer onto the drawing to load it. Enter Z0 at the command line, select the 2D objects in need of flattening and hit enter.

JMV

[Kent1Cooper]

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@Anonymous wrote:

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I know there is a way to download and install a command that gives the lines chosen a 0 on their Z factor.

can anybody help me download and install this?

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FLATTEN is that command, if by "the lines chosen" you mean already-drawn Lines [and other things] that you select.  I agree with Alfred -- what does it mean that it "didn't work"?  Did something happen that you didn't expect, or something not happen that you did expect?  Are the subject objects on locked Layers?  Etc., etc.

For drawing new Lines [and other things] without their being affected by different Z coordinates of things you are Object-Snapping to, read about the OSNAPZ System Variable in Help.

[Anonymous]

Thanks! this is very helpful