To Change the Elevations of Points

Change the elevations of a point and changing the elevations of a point, point group, or a selection of drawing points based on the elevations in a selected surface.

To change the elevation of points

1. In Toolspace, on the Prospector tab, click the Points collection to display the Points list view.
2. In the list view, select the desired points. For more information, see To Select Items in a List View.
3. Right-click and click Datum.
4. In response to the prompt, specify a change in elevation by doing one of the following:
   • Enter a change in elevation. To specify a decrease in the elevation, use a minus sign (-) before the value.
   • Enter R, for reference, then enter the old and new datum elevations. The points will be modified by the differences between the two values.

The elevations of the selected points is based on their location on the surface.

To change the elevation of points based on a surface

1. In Toolspace, on the Prospector tab, click the Points collection to display the Points list view, or right-click a Points collection and select Edit Points to display the Point Editor.
2. Do one of the following to display the Select Surface dialog box:
   • Select the points to edit in the list view or the Point Editor and right-click Elevations From Surface.

     or

   • Click COGO Point tabModify panelElevations From Surface Find.
3. Select a surface from the list and click OK. If you selected the command from the list view or the Point Editor, the Point Elevation column reflects the elevation from the surface. If you selected the command from the Points menu, you are prompted at the command line to select one of the following:
   • All: to select all points in the current drawing to move elevations to the selected surface.
   • Numbers: prompts the user to specify a range of numbers.
   • Group: displays the Point Groups dialog box where you can select a point group.
   • Selection: prompts the user to select points in the drawing.