Connect Power Draft: Manual move of element xy without changing Z value

 I need to Place elements (and then tweak them) elements in a 3d file in the xy and I do not want to change the Z value or use the key in to shift xy on the design plane. I need to move thousands of elements as individuals just a foot or two, but every one is different. I have been out of the industry for 4 years after 32 years of using Microstation, but Power Draft is a bit different. In the Microstation I remember you could move an element by data points and retain its Z value as long as you did not snap to anything. When I move an element in Connect Power Draft it immediately changes to the active Z value of the view. How do I get around the Z change in Power-Draft when moving an element? Thanks for any suggestions.