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Summary
Displays the New View / Shot Properties Dialog Box on page 2018 with the Shot
Properties tab
on page 2023 active.
ELEV
Quick Reference
See also:
■ Control the User Coordinate System (UCS)
■ Add 3D Thickness to Objects
Sets elevation and extrusion thickness of new objects.
Access Methods
Command entry: 'elev for transparent use
Summary
The ELEV command sets the default Z value for new objects above or below
the XY plane of the current UCS. This value is stored in the ELEVATION system
variable.
NOTE Generally, it is recommended that you leave the elevation set to zero and
control the XY plane of the current UCS with the
UCS on page 1966 command.
ELEV controls only new objects; it does not affect existing objects. The
elevation is reset to 0.0 whenever you change the coordinate system to the
world coordinate system (WCS).
List of Prompts
The following prompts are displayed.
Specify New Default Elevation The current elevation is the default Z value
for new objects when you specify only X and Y values for a 3D point.
The elevation setting is the same for all viewports regardless of their user
coordinate systems (UCS definitions). New objects are created at the specified
Z value relative to the current UCS in the viewport.
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