Wish: XYZ coordinates in a top, front or right viewport

[Bas_Goris]

Hi McNeel,

I found it annoying that when I input a XYZ coordinate while the top viewport is selected, the first two numbers are used for the XY and the Z number is ignored. It would be nice if Rhino recognize the difference of a XYZ input and a XY, XZ or a YZ input. Can you put this on the wish list?

Cheers,
Bas

[John_Brock]

Undecorated coordinates are assumed to be CPlane coordinates.
If you include a “W” in front of your coordinates, then Rhino knows you want a “World” coordinate instead of a CPlane coordinate and I think you’ll get what you are expecting.

[davidcockey]

@Bas_Goris

I found it annoying that when I input a XYZ coordinate while the top viewport is selected, the first two numbers are used for the XY and the Z number is ignored.

Which command is ignoring the third coordinate?

If I have the top viewport active, start the Point command and enter 1,1,1 (CPlane coordinates without the preceding “W”) the point is at 1,1,1.

@John_Brock

Undecorated coordinates are assumed to be CPlane coordinates.

If you include a “W” in front of your coordinates, then Rhino knows you want a “World” coordinate instead of a CPlane coordinate and I think you’ll get what you are expecting.

CPlane coordinates can have three components also.

[pascal (Pascal Golay)]

@Bas_Goris

the Z number is ignored

Hi Bas - like the others… I don’t quite know what you mean - an example would be useful.

-Pascal

[Bas_Goris]

I will make an example. To be continued.