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    Posted: 12.May.2011 at 08:39
I am working on a Cad file, the map of a city. The lines, polylines, hatch, splines, blocks, text, they all have different Z coordiantes.
 
To bring them all to level zero, I tried the following:
- Flatten objects
- Move objects to 0,0,1e99 and then 0,0,-1e99
 
Neither worked. I also tried selecting everything and changing property to set Z coordinate to 0, but it's apparently not possible as they are different object types!
 
If anyone has tried and solved this problem, please help me! Ouch
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: 12.May.2011 at 09:55

I hade some time ago lisp file which could bring all objects to z=0

I wil try find it for you
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: 12.May.2011 at 10:01

I have got one:

lisp is call: flat.lsp
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: 12.May.2011 at 10:10
Thanks, found the command but don't know how to use it Cry
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: 12.May.2011 at 11:47
Load flat.lsp using the APPLOAD command in AutoCAD.  Once it is loaded type the word flat at the command line to start the routine.

Edited by John Connor - 12.May.2011 at 11:49
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: 12.May.2011 at 14:44
I have found a method on a french site "top quiz des galÄres autocad" and it works like this :
 
move all the objects from 0,0 to 0,0,1E99 ( "E" not "e" )
then move all the objects from 0,0,1E99 to 0,0,0
 
I use it to work on topografic files with ground curves at different levels and it works fine ( it solves the problems of chamfers betwwen lines etc... )
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: 12.May.2011 at 16:14
I would think the "e" would work either way.  Why would it be case sensitive?
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: 12.May.2011 at 16:16
Different methods to flatten entities with varying Z-coordinates to Z=0.
 

Via a macro (Source: CADforum)

 

Add a new macro (icon) to your toolbar - in fact two single-line macros (tool buttons) - one for selected objects and the second for all objects:

  
[FlattenSel]^C^C_UCS;;_select \_move _p;;0,0,1e99;;_move _p;;0,0,-1e99;;
 
[FlattenAll]^C^C_UCS;;_move _all;;0,0,1e99;;_move _all;;0,0,-1e99;;
_chprop;_all;;_thickness;0;;
 

(keep the macro text on a single line; the displayed format is to be used for old MNU/MNS files - if you add the macro through the new CUI dialog, use just its code starting with ^C)

Do not use it on 3D solids as it may distort them.

(original concept by Randy Richardson)

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Using FLATTEN.LSP as originally written by Mark Middlebrook with improvements by Vladmir Livshiz.

FLATTEN.LSP sets the Z-coordinates of these types of objects to 0

;;; in the World Coordinate System:

;;;  "3DFACE" "ARC" "ATTDEF" "CIRCLE" "DIMENSION"

;;;  "ELLIPSE" "HATCH" "INSERT" "LINE" "LWPOLYLINE"

;;;  "MTEXT" "POINT" "POLYLINE" "SOLID" "TEXT"

[add link to Flatten.lsp here]

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In full AutoCAD one can go to Express Tools and use the FLATTEN OBJECTS command which can be found in the Modify section.

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Some users have suggested using the FLATSHOT command available in full AutoCAD.

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And an “oldie but goodie†from “back in the day†is the CHANGE command and its ELEVATION option.

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