XYZ Coordinate (XY in Drawing Editor )

Tool summary :

  • XYZ stands for "XYZ Coordinate." It lets your type coordinates to locate a point.
  • In the Drawing Editor , you work in 2-D space, using screen coordinates . For this reason, the Drawing Editor version of this tool has no " Z " coordinate option.
  • XYZ cannot be incorporated into Auto point location, but must be selected instead of Auto point location or, for that matter, any other Locate option. XYZ can be used for first or second point location.
  • In Modeling , point location coordinates are global coordinates . In the Drawing Editor , they are screen coordinates .
  • Offset Controls are an alternative to XYZ Coordinate .

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   Locating a point using XYZ Coordinate :

XYZ Coordinate is a Locate option that It can be used in Modeling or the Drawing Editor .

1 . Invoke Construction Line Add or Line Add or any other tool that permits the use of XYZ or XY as a Locate option.

1a (optional) : You can, if you so choose, locate a first point. XYZ Coordinate may be used for first point location, or for second point location.

2 . Various Locate options become active. Use one of the following methods to activate the XYZ Coordinate option.

Method 1 : Click the XYZ Coordinate icon.

Method 2 : Choose Locate > XYZ Coordinate (in Modeling ), Locate > XY Coordinate (in the Drawing Editor ).

Method 3 : Select ' XYZ ' on the Set Location Mode toolbar item.

3 . In Modeling , the XYZ Coordinate window opens. In the Drawing Editor , the XY Coordinate window opens. Notice that the point location target ( ) snaps to 0, 0 point of a drawing in the Drawing Editor , to the 0, 0, 0 point of the model in Modeling .

In Modeling , this window uses global coordinates . In the Drawing Editor , the window uses screen coordinates .

X: A positive or negative (-) distance (in the primary dimension " Units " or other units ) from the 0, 0 point. In the Drawing Editor or in a plan view in Modeling , a positive distance places the point to the right of the 0, 0 point, while a negative distance places the point to the left of the 0, 0 point.

Y : A positive or negative (-) distance (in the primary dimension " Units " or other units ) from the 0, 0 point. In the Drawing Editor or in a plan view in Modeling , a positive distance places the point to the above of the 0, 0 point, while a negative distance places the point to the below of the 0, 0 point.

Z: This applies to Modeling only. The Z coordinate is the elevation. You may enter a Z distance beyond the limits of depth checking .

Alternative 1 : Press the " OK " button to locate a new point that is offset from the reference point per the X, Y or X, Y, Z distance entries that you made in step 3. If that new point is the second point in the procedure, the procedure is done.

Alternative 2 : Press the " Cancel " button to, instead of locating the X, Y, Z point, close the window, choose a different Locate option, and continue with whatever operation you invoked in step 1.

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