Latitude and Longitude

Displays or sets latitude, longitude, and direction in decimal values.

Decimal Lat / Long

Sets the format of the latitude and longitude representation in the drawing.

Use Map

Displays the Location Picker Dialog Box.

Specifies a location by using the pointing device.

The latitude and longitude values are updated when you select a location.

If you enter latitude and longitude values, then the map displays the updated location.

Latitude

Sets the latitude of the current location. You can enter a value or select a location on the map.

The valid range is -90 and +90 as a floating point number.

(LATITUDE system variable).

North/South

Controls whether a positive value is north of the equator or a positive value is south of the equator.

Longitude

Displays the longitude of the current location. You can enter a value or select a location on the map.

The valid range is -180 to +180 as a floating point number.

(LONGITUDE system variable).

East/West

Controls whether a positive value is west of the Prime Meridian or a positive value is east of the Prime Meridian.

Time Zone

Specifies the time zone. Time zones are estimated by reference to the location.

You can set the time zone directly.

TIMEZONE (system variable).

Coordinates and Elevation

Sets the values for the World Coordinate System (WCS), X,Y,Z, and the elevation.

X

Sets the X component of the world coordinate system for the geographic location.

Y

Sets the Y component of the world coordinate system for the geographic location.

Z

Sets the Z component of the world coordinate system for the geographic location.

Pick Point

Specifies the X, Y, and Z values of the Geographic Location marker based on the World Coordinate System (WCS).

Elevation

Sets the relative height along the specified up-direction defined for a geographic location.

North Direction

By default, north is the positive Y direction in the World Coordinate System (WCS).

Angle

Specifies the angle from 0 for the north direction

Pick Point

Specifies the north angle based on the direction vector specified. A rubber band line appears denoting the north direction.

Interactive North Direction Preview

Specifies the north angle. The range is 0-359.9.

Up Direction

By default, the up direction is the positive Z-axis (0,0,+1). The Up direction and the north direction are always constrained such that they are perpendicular to each other.

Up Direction

Sets the up direction.

Pick Point

Specifies the up direction (from the current WCS coordinate) based on the direction vector specified.

Enabled only if the up direction is set to Custom.