Reference Elevation

Reference Elevation ( Modeling )

Tool summary :

Opens a window that lets you change the elevation of your current plan view or partial plan view.
You might want to change the elevation to, for example, create a new plan view, or to look at a cross section of a connection. To create a new plan view from a current plan view, use Reference Elevation to change your current plan view's elevation, then Save View As to save the relocated view under a new name. Reference Elevation can also be used to check the elevation of your current plan view or area view without changing that elevation.
Be aware that the reference elevation of a plan view is its work plane, which means, for example, that INCL points located in a plan view will snap to that plan view's reference elevation. Work plane highlighting takes place on surfaces that are at the reference elevation of a plan view.
How much you can see into or out of a view at a particular elevation is set by the view's depth checking limits .
You can tell the elevation of a particular point within a plan view or any other type of view by moving the point location target to that point and looking at the X-Y-Z display .
If you want to undo your changes, you can Undo View Change ( u ) or Revert ( Ctrl + r ).
Changing the Reference Elevation relocates your current view with respect to the 3D model. To make a permanent copy of your changes, use Save View As ( s v ). Once a permanent copy of a plan view has been saved, Detail Erection Views can be used to create an erection view drawing of the plan view.
See the step-by-step instructions .

Also see :

Modeling (where Reference Elevation is a tool)
Current view location (changed by Reference Elevation )
Save View As (to save changes made by Reference Elevation )
Erection view operations ( Event Logging , records saved elevation changes)
Work plane highlighting (shows surfaces at Reference Elevation )
Elevation display (decoration that shows reference elevation)
Plan View (alternative to Reference Elevation for creating plan view)
Undo View Change (to undo Reference Elevation )
X-Y-Z display (tells elevation of a point)
Z global axis (the "elevation" axis)
Depth checking (affects what can be seen in a view)

Step-by-step instructions :

1 . Invoke Reference Elevation using any one (1) of the following methods:

Method 1 : Click the Reference Elevation icon, which is pictured above. The icon can be taken from the group named ' View ' and placed on a toolbar (classic) or the ribbon (lightning).

Method 2 : If " Modeling layout style " is ' Classic ', you can use the menu system to choose View > Reference Elevation .

Method 3, 4 or 5 : Reference Elevation can also be configured to be invoked using a keyboard shortcut , the context menu , or a mode . For the lightning interface, this configuration is done using Customize Interface .

2 . A dialog box opens. On it is a single entry field:

Reference elevation: The elevation of your current view (in the primary dimension " Units " or other units ). The elevation reported is defined with respect to the 3D model's Z global axis . To change your current view's elevation, simply type in a different elevation.

Alternative 1 : Press the " OK " button at the bottom of the dialog box to relocate your current plan view to the reference elevation you have specified. Go to step 3.

Alternative 2 : Press the " Cancel " button to close the dialog box without relocating the view. Do not continue.

3 . Your computer screen redraws to show items in the 3D model that can be seen at the new elevation (within the depth checking limits of your view).

Note: At this point you have not actually created a new view; you have simply relocated your current view. Use Save View As to actually create a new view. Or use Undo View Change or Revert to undo the changes to your current view made using Reference Elevation .