yeah, the problem is totally unrelated to the helix. Its a fundamental matter that I can in no way use the cursor to select any coordinates that are not on the XY plane. I tried searching the help, but couldn't find anything.
I just (friday) updated to AutoCad Mechanical 2007. I was trying to draw a helix and then rotate it into the proper position, but it would only let me rotate on the XY plane and not in any 3D motions. What I tried: going to a different view (front vs. top) and rotating. I also tried to just draw...