After you use a transparent command to establish the X and Y coordinates of a point location, you can specify the Z coordinate.
Specify an elevation using any of the following methods:
- Accept the default elevation
- Enter an elevation value
- Specify a grade
- Specify a slope
- Take the elevation from the current surface
The default elevation, displayed at the prompt, is determined by the transparent command in use. If the current transparent command is ‘PN (point number), ‘PO (point object), or ‘PA (point name), the default elevation is taken from the specified point. In all other cases, the default elevation is the AutoCAD default elevation.
A transparent command can only be used within a running command.
Elevation prompting for transparent commands is controlled by the Transparent Command setting Prompt For 3D Points. For more information, see Transparent Command Settings.
To enter an elevation for a transparent command
- Run a transparent command until you are prompted to enter an elevation.
- Do one of the following:
- To accept the default elevation that is displayed on the command line, press Enter.
- Enter g. The elevation is calculated using the entered grade and a previously entered point.
- Enter s. The elevation is calculated using the entered slope and a previously entered point.
- Enter y. The elevation is taken from the X, Y location on the current surface.
- Enter t. If there is more than one surface in the drawing, you are prompted to select the surface from which the elevation is read.