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Reporting Shared Coordinates

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    You can report the shared coordinates of a linked model within a host model. The coordinates returned are with respect to the shared coordinates between the models.

    1. Click Manage tabProject Location panelCoordinates drop-down (Report Shared Coordinates).
    2. Place the cursor on a reference point of the linked model.

      A reference point can be an edge of an element (such as a roof) or the corner of 2 walls.

    3. Click the reference.

      The coordinates of the reference display on the Options Bar. The reference's elevation also displays.

      NoteIf you click somewhere in a plan view (other than a reference), you see the North, South, East, and West coordinates of that point. In a section or elevation view, you see only the elevation of the point.