# Edit point co-ordinates

**URL:** <https://forums.sketchup.com/t/edit-point-co-ordinates/118666>\
**Category:** SketchUp\
**Created:** [March 12, 2020, 3:34am UTC](https://forums.sketchup.com/t/edit-point-co-ordinates/118666 "2020-03-12T03:34:05Z")\
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**Author:** ![max79](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/977dab/32.png) [@max79](https://forums.sketchup.com/u/max79)\
**Post date:** [March 12, 2020, 3:34am UTC](https://forums.sketchup.com/t/edit-point-co-ordinates/118666/1 "2020-03-12T03:34:05Z")

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Hi,

This should be easy but for some reason it is not.

I am using pro.

I want to view the coordinates of points and be able to adjust them manually. Specifically I want to check that a set of points (imported from a dxf) all have a z value zero.

more context:…

I have imported a plan showing the footprint of my house. I assumed all points had the same z value. but when I extrude the footprint to give correct z value it does not appear to extrude vertically so I assume Z values were not all equal when imported.

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**Author:** ![DaveR](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/sketchup/user_avatar/forums.sketchup.com/daver/32/7601_2.png) [@DaveR](https://forums.sketchup.com/u/DaveR)\
**Post date:** [March 12, 2020, 3:37am UTC](https://forums.sketchup.com/t/edit-point-co-ordinates/118666/2 "2020-03-12T03:37:34Z")

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There are several ways you could do this. One would be to use Sandbox tools to drape the imported geometry on to a flat face. Just draw a large rectangle below the imported geometry.

Another would be to use an extension such as the Projection tools from Didier Bur or TIG’s [Flatten to Plane](https://sketchucation.com/pluginstore?pln=FlattenToPlane) to do it.

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**Author:** ![DanRathbun](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/sketchup/user_avatar/forums.sketchup.com/danrathbun/32/500_2.png) [@DanRathbun](https://forums.sketchup.com/u/DanRathbun)\
**Post date:** [March 12, 2020, 9:06am UTC](https://forums.sketchup.com/t/edit-point-co-ordinates/118666/3 "2020-03-12T09:06:31Z")

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> [@max79](#):
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> I want to view the coordinates of points …

The **Measuring Tape** tool does this. It acts as an inspection tool in recent versions.

Just hover over a vertex, and the coordinates will be displayed in a cursor tooltip, and in the VCB (_aka_ Measurements input box.)

Hover over a face to see it’s area.

Hover over a edge to see it’s length.

_etc._

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**Author:** ![max79](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/977dab/32.png) [@max79](https://forums.sketchup.com/u/max79)\
**Post date:** [March 12, 2020, 1:01pm UTC](https://forums.sketchup.com/t/edit-point-co-ordinates/118666/4 "2020-03-12T13:01:04Z")

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Cool thanks chaps. So simple

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**Author:** ![djoseph](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/sketchup/user_avatar/forums.sketchup.com/djoseph/32/84315_2.png) [@djoseph](https://forums.sketchup.com/u/djoseph)\
**Post date:** [March 12, 2020, 1:31pm UTC](https://forums.sketchup.com/t/edit-point-co-ordinates/118666/5 "2020-03-12T13:31:06Z")

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> [@max79](#):
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> Specifically I want to check that a set of points (imported from a dxf) all have a z value zero.

Hi !

Maybe you could try this 😉

THOM THOM’s Edge Tools²

[https://extensions.sketchup.com/extension/52ab7474-469f-4a62-baa0-63c2b6390373/edge-tools](https://extensions.sketchup.com/extension/52ab7474-469f-4a62-baa0-63c2b6390373/edge-tools)

![image](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/sketchup/original/3X/7/6/768fc80116bd6a8e7e7060e30232d05326a3e3de.png) … the last icon could be for you 🙂