My polylines have elevation and I don't want them

[gturner1958]

Is there a setting that will put your polylines to zero when you draw them? I have a survey referenced so every time i draw a pline it gives it an elevation. Then when I go to use the fillet command it wont let me until I flatten the elevations to zero. Thanks!

[Tom Beauford]

OSNAPZ (System Variable) http://help.autodesk.com/view/ACD/20...3-BC60197E1A60
Controls whether object snaps are automatically projected onto a plane parallel to the XY plane of the current UCS at the current elevation.

Type: Integer
Saved in: Not-saved
Initial value: 0
Value

Description

0 - Osnap uses the Z-value of the specified point

1 - Osnap substitutes the Z-value of the specified point with the elevation (ELEV) set for the current UCS (default = 0)

I added a command to my Object Snap Cursor Menu to toggle it off and on.

Display Name: $(eval,Elev = $(if,$(and,1,$(getvar,osnapz)),$(getvar,elevation),"Snap","0"))
Command Name: Elev = 0
Macro: ^P(ai_onoff "osnapz") ^P
Element ID: ID_Osnapz
Images: RCDATA_16_PTFZ

Keep in mind the variable is not saved anywhere.

[rkmcswain]

Is there a setting that will put your polylines to zero when you draw them? I have a survey referenced so every time i draw a pline it gives it an elevation. Then when I go to use the fillet command it wont let me until I flatten the elevations to zero. Thanks!

If you are connecting survey points, why wouldn't you want the polylines to have the true elevations?
Of course, you'll have to draw either LINE entities or 3D Polylines, because normal polylines cannot have varying elevations at each vertex.

If you truly want flat 2D polylines, then you could also start your first vertex using and XY filter (.XY), then pick your point and it will prompt you for the "Z", at which point you can enter 0.0.
Subsequent picks won't matter since the entire 2D polyline will be at the same elevation as the first defined point (0.0).

[Tom Beauford]

Reminds me how fortunate I am that our survey folk use field codes so their linework is complete once I import it. Those feature lines are the only way to carry elevations through arcs like face, gutter, and back of curbs. Can't imagine what surface contours in a curbed intersection would look like without them.

[CCarleton]

Those feature lines are the only way to carry elevations through arcs like face, gutter, and back of curbs. Can't imagine what surface contours in a curbed intersection would look like without them.

Spoiler Alert: It looks like garbage. When I was first learning building surfaces I forgot to add in gutters once and for a little bit I was at a loss as to why my road looked like garbage. They're really important.

If you are connecting survey points, why wouldn't you want the polylines to have the true elevations?

I don't know either, but I know our Land Development team doesn't like it either. I'm sure there's a legitimate purpose, probably to the tune of what gturner is saying that working with linework that isn't planar causes issues.

I think I've heard of OSNAPZ before, but I'm going to pass it along to them. If it makes them happy then that's all I care about, haha.

[gturner1958]

ok, thanks for the info, I'll try that.