how do I move a series of objects to the same ZX plane?

[theodore.macaulay]

I have a lot of nodes that I want at the same Y position

they're all at a bunch of different Y positions so if I use move or displace I have to do it individually

if I were trying to make them all have the same Z position without messing around with their XY positions I'd change their elevation but I don't know how to do that to change all their Y positions without altering their ZX positions

plz save me the 20 minutes of struggle I have a day

I thought maybe I could just draw a line and move them all orthogonally down to it but I still have to do it individually (albeit without struggling with measuring the distance to the line each time), but I thought there might be a yet swifter option.

edit: in fact trying to draw a line and having orthogonal snaps only and nearest on still won't let me snap a node to a point on the line without the possibility of it moving on another axis (which I guess would make it not orthogonal so idk what's going on there)

[Kent1Cooper · Accepted solution]

Select the Points, and in the Properties palette:

pick in that Position Y slot where it says *VARIES* and enter the Y coordinate you want.

[Anonymous]

Is this the only way to do it? I also want to do something like this

[Kent1Cooper]

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@Anonymous wrote:
Is this the only way to do it? I also want to do something like this

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It may be the only way to do it to multiple Point objects at once, "out of the box."  It can be done in other ways with some code defining a command, if you prefer that.