Positioning at a Coordinate
- Last UpdatedNov 19, 2025
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Keywords:
POSITION AT
Description:
This command positions the Current Element directly by giving the 3D coordinates, the name of another element or p-point position, or visually by using the cursor.
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AT XE3’ YN4’6 ZU1’ |
Current Element will be placed at the specified owner coordinate position (see ). |
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AT IDP@ |
Current Element will be placed at the p-point picked by the cursor. |
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AT@ |
The Current Element will be placed at the toleranced working grid position indicated by the cursor hit. Prompt alerts appear, and the position is generated by hits in two orthogonal views. |
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POS PIN5 AT XE3000 |
The specified PIN and Current Element will be positioned as a single rigid item, so that the PIN is at XE3000 YN0 ZU0 (see ). |
Command Syntax:
>--+-- POSition <marke> --.
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‘----------------------+-- AT <bpos> -->
Querying:
>-- Query POSition --+-- <bpos> --.
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‘------------+-- WRT --.
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|-- IN ---+-- <gid> -->
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‘-->
Querying Examples:
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Q POS |
Gives position of Current Element origin in owner coordinates |
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Q POS IN SITE |
Gives position of Current Element origin in Site |
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Q POS IDP@ |
Gives position of picked p-point |
Figure 2:4. Positioning the Current Element at a known point
Figure 2:5. Positioning a PIN and the current element together at a known point