Draw Ramp

The function draws a plan symbol for ramps with defined length, direction, and width.

MOUS_ICO Menu: Landscape > Terrain Stairs (Terracing) > Draw Ramp

MOUS_ICO Toolbar: Terrain Stairs (Terracing): Draw Ramp

Command prompt sequence

1. Select start point: Pick the mid point of the lower end of ramp. 

2. Select end point. Length/<point>: Pick the mid point of the upper end of the ramp. The point will define the direction (up) of the ramp. If you know the horizontal length of the ramp you can directly enter the length on the command line using the option Length. 

3. Select L for length and press RETURN. If you select L for Length, 

Command prompts for

Define length <3.00>: Enter the length of the ramp and confirm with the key RETURN. As the direction of the ramp is to be defined, command prompts for: Define direction: Pick a point to define the direction of the ramp. When both length and direction are defined, command prompts for: Enter width <1.5>: Enter the width of the stair and confirm with the key RETURN or pick the first point and second points in order to define the width. The ramp symbol in Plan will now be drawn with the defined length and width.

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