MicroStation CONNECT Edition Help

To Flatten or Project an Element

  1. Select the Flatten Curve tool ( Modeling > Curves > Curve Utilities > Flatten/Facet > Flatten ).

  2. Select the element to flatten or project.
  3. Do one of the following:

    If Flatten Plane is set to Automatic or Closest Standard Plane, enter a data point to accept the element.

    or

    If Flatten Plane is set to Drawing XY Plane, Drawing XZ Plane, or Drawing YZ Plane, enter a data point (base point) to define the location of the flatten plane.

    or

    If Flatten Plane is set to View, enter a data point to define the depth of the flatten plane.

    or

    If Flatten Plane is set to User Defined, enter a series of three data points (length, width, and height) to define the flatten plane.



    Settings: Flatten Plane = Drawing XY Plane, Keep Original = On



    Settings: Flatten Plane = Automatic, Keep Original = Off



    Settings: Flatten Plane = User Defined, Keep Original = Off