Symbols Elevation Label

Use this function to create labels to objects in the drawing. You can use one of the default labels or create your own.

Find it here:

MOUS_ICO Menu: Terrain > Elevation label > Symbols elevation label

MOUS_ICO Toolbar: Elevation label > Symbols elevation label

Working procedure

Start the function and the palette Symbol - Overview opens.

• Choose a symbol by clicking the preview of it, then press the 'OK' button

• Specify the insertion point of the symbol elevation label

• Enter X-scale factor or press 'Enter' to use the default (1)

• Enter Y-scale factor or press 'Enter' to use the default (1)

• Specify rotation angle press 'Enter' to use the default (0)

• Enter the value that is to be written on the Elevation label

• Category - In Category, you can choose between Plan, Section, and 3D. For symbol elevation labels, only default labels in Plan are created. Use the drop-down menu to choose a category. Only the category Elevation mark is an option if the user has not created other categories.

Push 'Change category…'-button to change or create a new category. The Manage categories pane opens.

• Symbol - Code - Description - Use the drop-down menu to see the preview of different types of symbol elevation labels. If there are more symbols in the category than viewed, press the 'Next page' button.

• Description - In Description, the .dwg of the chosen symbol elevation label is written. The user can insert a code or give descriptions to the symbol.

• Descriptionfile - Lets you open a symbol description file.

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