Setting an offset for a normalized origin of a 3D symbol

Available with 3D Analyst license.

Follow the steps below to set an offset in real-world units for a 3D symbol. For example, if you wanted to set a sphere symbol to be 10 meters above the actual feature position.

Click the symbol in the table of contents and click Edit Symbol from the Symbol Selector dialog box to open the Symbol Property Editor.

1. In the Symbol Property Editor dialog box, click the 3D Placement property tab for your 3D Simple Marker, 3D Character Marker, or 3D Marker Symbol.
2. Type an offset for the axis that you want to modify.
3. Click OK.

The normalized origin of the symbol is adjusted in the 3D Preview window.

The image below highlights the offset placement properties for 3D symbols.

Tip:

• Instead of typing in a number for the offset, you can click the arrows on the right side of the offset boxes.