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1 Select the elevation to be changed, right-click, and click Linework
➤
Edit.
2 Select the lines that you want to assign to a display component, right-click, and click Modify Component.
A list of available display components is displayed.
3 Select the component you want to put the lines on.
For example, if you want to make the lines invisible, select Erased Vectors for Linework Component.
You can also click (Match existing linework), and select linework in the elevation whose display
component you want to match.
4 Click OK.
5 To finish the linework editing process, select any line in the elevation, right-click, and select Edit in
Place
➤
Save Changes to save the changes you made, or click Edit in Place
➤
Discard Changes to undo
your linework changes.
Merging Linework into a 2D Elevation
Use this procedure to merge geometry into a 2D elevation. When you merge linework into an elevation, you assign
additional linework to a display component of an elevation. Use this feature when you want to add detail, or add
linework that you did not model.
1 Draw the geometry that you want to merge into a 2D elevation.
2 Select the 2D elevation to be changed, right-click, and click Linework
➤
Merge.
3 Select the geometry to merge into the elevation, and press
ENTER
.
4 Select the display component to which you want to assign the linework.
You can also click (Match existing linework) and select linework in the elevation whose display
component you want to match.
5 Click OK.
The linework is merged into the 2D elevation. When you select the elevation, the linework is selected with
it.
Changing the Location of a 2D or 3D Elevation
You can relocate an elevation by changing the coordinate values of its insertion point. The elevation also has an
orientation with respect to the WCS or the current UCS. For example, if the top and bottom of the elevation are parallel
to the XY plane, its normal is parallel to the Z axis. You can change the orientation of the elevation by aligning its
normal with another axis. You can also rotate the elevation on its plane by changing the rotation angle.
For information about the world coordinate system (WCS) and the user coordinate system (UCS), see “Use World and
User Coordinate Systems in 3D” in AutoCAD Help.
1 Double-click the elevation you want to move.
2 On the Properties palette, expand Basic, and expand Location.
3 Click Additional Information.
4 Specify a new location or rotation:
Then… If you want to…
enter new coordinate values under Insertion Point. relocate the elevation
make the normal of the elevation parallel to the Z axis: under
Normal, enter 1 for Z, and enter 0 for X and Y. locate the elevation on the XY plane
make the normal of the elevation parallel to the X axis: under
Normal, enter 1 for X, and enter 0 for Y and Z. locate the elevation on the YZ plane
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