Snapping a Line to a C3D point and prevent getting the Point's Elevation

[Anonymous]

Hi, 

When I snap a line to a Civil 3D point, I don't want the line to take the elevation of the point.

I keep having to go into the properties of the line to change the Z value to "0."

I've used the OSNAPZ command but seems like OSNAPZ only prevents polylines (as well as a few other entities) from inheriting elevations. 

I was wondering if there is a way to prevent the line from inheriting the elevation of a C3D point (or anything with an elevation).

[Jeff_M]

OSNAPZ works all the time when drawing objects, or moving/copying/etc. with a command. It does not work when Grip editing.

For points, you could use a Point Style that flattens the display of the points to 0. You could also use the Transparent PointFilters, these can be found on the Osnap context menu

[krzysztof.psujek]

Hi, OSNAPZ = 1 should work also with lines,
I've just tested on my 2015 and works well.

Chris

[Anonymous]

Hmm okay. 

I'm using C3D 2013, I set OSNAPZ to 1, but I still get elevations when I snap my line to a point

[Anonymous]

How do you change the point style to flatten the diplay of the points to 0?

I gotta look up more on that transparent point filters. Does the transparent point filter also include holding ctrl +right clicking and choosing the point filter?

[Pointdump · Accepted solution]

Bman,

Here:

Dave

[Anonymous]

Wow I didn't see that option!

Thanks again!

[Anonymous]

another option is to use the .xy filter and when it asks you for the z value you hit 0

[rl_jackson]

NOTE: If you flatten the points to elevation and you are using Survey Figures from a Survey Database, you will lose the ability to Grip Edit you figures.

This is exactly why I created my own command button to set OSNAPZ = 1 and run the points and figures at elevation.

[Anonymous]

Hi,

I used to use that .xy filter option before also, but I think having to do that extra step takes up time. 

Better to just snap to the points and have the line with an elevation of 0. 

[KirkNoonan]

I think your thinking about the same setting in the survey figure style. Changing the elevation of the point style has no effect on the figures.

[AllenJessup]

I usually insert the points at 0 or use the OSNAPZ option (also have a button for that). But if you draw a polyline instead of a line and start the first vertex using the .XY filter. The 2d polyline will stay at 0 without any additional input.