Hello.
When we enter coordinates, we can omit Z coordinate, but is there a way omit X and/or Y coordinates? If I recall correctly in AutoCAD we could simply separate coordinates with comma, so by not entering a number for specific axis it would simply use current position:
123,,789 = skips Y;
,456,789 = skips X;
,,789 = skips X and Y
Thank you.
Entering 2 (a,b) values will assume the focused viewport CPlane as “graph paper” and set
(refer to the two axes in the lower left corner - three axes for Perspective).
On the other hand, in any viewport world coordinates can be entered by prepending a w:
_Point w1,2,3 will enter X,Y,Z = 1,2,3 independent of the viewport that has focus.
Does that help?
Thank you for the reply. Unfortunately, this doesn’t answer the question, since in all cases both A and B coordinates required. I’m working with flat models (top view), so changing view won’t work.
Sometimes I need to move an object at specific Y (or X) coordinate (or draw an ortho line to specific coordinate in one of the axis), as a work around I draw an ortho line from 0 of irrelevant axis) and move object perpendicular to it. This is like 3 times more time-consuming vs simply entering coordinates…
Perhaps this could be a feature request to be able omit axis coordinates or use a placeholder per axis, like c (for current): c,456,789, c,c,789 or even “relative” per axis: r0,456,r0
You can use point filters.
For example, run this macro
_-Move _Pause _Pause _.zx @0,0
and the X and Z coordinates are already constrained when “Point to move to” is awaiting your input.
0,-10, the Y coordinate will applied per the CPlane regardless of the mouse cursor position. (The X coordinate is ignored.)