Flatten String

On the Design tab, in the Utilities group: Select General | Flatten String to flatten the strings in an input file onto an orthogonal or transform projection plane.

You can also select a Flatten String option on the Design tab, in the Editing group, to flatten selected strings or points in Vizex.

Set the following parameters on the Input Data tab of the String Flatten form:

Input

File

Choose an input file type and double-click (F3) in the File box to select the name of the input file containing the strings you want to flatten. Optionally apply a filter to restrict the process to a subset of the strings in the file.

East, North, Z

Double-click (F3) in the coordinate field boxes to identify the Easting and Northing and Z coordinate fields in the input file.

Output

East, North, Z

Enter (or double-click (F3) to select) the names of the output fields to which the flattened coordinates will be written.

Planes