P Retondo Posted January 29, 2003 Share Posted January 29, 2003 I have always experienced the fact that the Z coordinate of a 3D entity viewed from the side = Y coordinate in 2D space from the same view. So, for example, if I'm in front view and I place a 2D locus at a height of Y = 0 and align a wall to the bottom with that locus, my wall is set to a height of Z = 0. For the first time, however, I have found that this behavior is not true in a version 9.5.2 file. I find a set of walls originally set to Z = 0, but in side view the 2D coordinate reads Y = 11'-2.755" while the 3D Z coordinate reads 0!! Do you have any experience with this problem? In an archived earlier version of this file, for the same walls Z and "2D Y" agreed (= 0 in both cases). VW 9.5.2 Win2K P4 2.0G [ 01-28-2003, 09:56 PM: Message edited by: P Retondo ] Quote Link to comment
Guest Posted January 29, 2003 Share Posted January 29, 2003 In a right or left view, the y axis is now going from left to right on the screen, or the thickness of the wall. So in the Data Display Bar, the x and y may read different values than it did in a top view. Is this not the case ? Quote Link to comment
P Retondo Posted January 29, 2003 Author Share Posted January 29, 2003 Katie, In any side view (right, left, front, back) the 2D Y value is "up and down." This corresponds to the Z axis in 3 dimensional space. Quote Link to comment
Guest Posted January 29, 2003 Share Posted January 29, 2003 DOH! I meant up and down. I think my brain is officially cooked. Anyways, do you still have conflicting information from a top view vs a front/side view? Quote Link to comment
P Retondo Posted January 31, 2003 Author Share Posted January 31, 2003 Katie, Yep, the 2D coordinate system has been shifted from the 3D system in all lateral views. I experimented, and found that if I change the origin location, this problem can be caused because only the 2D coordinate system changes when the origin is moved. I can't remember doing that in this file, but it is possible I did and that may be the explanation. Is there any other possible cause? [ 01-30-2003, 12:09 PM: Message edited by: P Retondo ] Quote Link to comment
Guest Posted January 31, 2003 Share Posted January 31, 2003 Let me get this straight -- You are concerned about the x and y axis relative to the object when switched to a side, front or back view? The x and y rulers and Data Display Bar's X and Y are really not the x and y of the object like in plan view? Quote Link to comment
P Retondo Posted January 31, 2003 Author Share Posted January 31, 2003 quote: Originally posted by P Retondo: I experimented, and found that if I change the origin location, this problem can be caused because only the 2D coordinate system changes when the origin is moved. I can't remember doing that in this file, but it is possible I did and that may be the explanation. Is there any other possible cause? Your message crossed with my edit above! When you shift from top to a lateral view, the 2D XY coordinate system is modified so that 2dY -> 3dZ. If you are in front view, 2dX -> 3dX, and if you are in right view 2dX -> 3dY. Quote Link to comment
Guest Posted January 31, 2003 Share Posted January 31, 2003 Yes, this is the way it should be working in VW and the way it has been. Quote Link to comment
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