Creating a Custom Elevation

You can create a custom elevation by inserting an elevation mark in your 2D plan view. Once you’ve inserted the mark, which represents your viewpoint, you can rotate it using your mouse to define the view direction.

To create a custom elevation:

1. Make sure you are in 2D plan view.

2. Turn your elevation marks on. How to This is not necessary, but we recommend it so that you can see where other elevation marks are located. The default elevation marks are located at the extents of the terrain, so you may need to zoom out to see them.

3. Select View > Elevation Views > Create New Elevation, or click the Elevation Views button on the Advanced View Control toolbar and select Create New Elevation. An elevation mark is attached to your cursor, ready to be inserted.

4. Click to insert the new elevation mark. This represents your viewpoint, so naturally you would select a point in front of the model side you want to look at in your elevation.

5. Move your cursor to rotate the arrow on the elevation mark and define the view direction. Once it is pointing in the desired direction (usually towards your model), click to finish.

Once you’ve positioned the elevation mark, the resulting elevation is instantly displayed. It is also added to the Elevation Views menu and toolbar flyout for easy access. (By default, the first view you create is called Elevation1.)

Tip: You can change the name of the elevation as well as edit the elevation mark properties by editing the Elevation Properties.