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To drop a perpendicular line from a 3D point down to the XY plane

  1. Click Home tabDraw panelLine.At the Command prompt, enter line.
  2. Use an object snap to specify a point on an object that is not on the XY plane of the UCS.

    This location defines the first point of the line.

  3. Enter .xy and then enter @ at the Of prompt.

    This operation extracts the X and Y coordinate values from the first point.

  4. Enter 0 to specify the Z value.

    The X and Y values extracted from the first point are combined with a new Z value (0) to finish the definition of the second point.

  5. Press Enter to end the command.
 Toolbar: Draw
 Command entry: LINE