Creating a Slope Annotation

You can create an annotation that computes the slope of the selected plane, face, or edge with respect to a base plane.

Before you begin: Open a drawing containing a generated view.
  1. From the Smart Annotation section of the action bar, click Slope Annotation .
  2. In the Slope Annotation Definition dialog box, click Catalog Browser and select a template.

    Tip: In the Catalog Browser , you can double-click a template to select it.
    The template chapter is saved as preference for next time usage.

  3. Click the Feature from 3D box, and select a feature to compute its slope.

    You can select a generated item or an interactive element such as a point or a line. If a generated item is selected, the list of faces corresponding to the selected item are listed in the topology list.

  4. From the Topology list, select the required face.

    You can also select a different face or edge. Click View in 3D, the 3D viewer appears to show the selected feature. In the 3D viewer, select the required face.

    Note: If the selected face or edge is a nonlinear or a nonplanar shape, the slope changes based on the selection point of the generated geometry.

  5. Under Position, select a position.
  6. Under Computation, select a mode from the Mode list.
  7. Optional: Under Reference Plane, select a reference option and then select a plane.

    • Select existing plane: You can select a default reference plane (Z=0/X=0/Y=0) or any plane used by other elevation annotations from the Plane selection list.
    • Select plane in 3D: You can select any plane from the 3D area or from the project plane system even if the reference plane is not in the view.

    The elevation annotation computes its value in reference to a plane. By default, the plane of reference is the zero of the global axes if no input is provided and it depends on the view plane definition. For example, if the view plane is parallel to the XY/YZ/ZX plane, the default reference plane is (Z=0/X=0/Y=0) respectively.

  8. Optional: In the Parameters tab, modify the required parameters.
  9. Optional: In the Action Management tab, route the annotation action argument to a different feature.

    For more information, see Routing Action Links.

  10. Position the annotation at a location in the sheet and click OK.



Notes:
  • Double-click the annotation to edit it.
  • You can also change the template and the computation mode.