You can use this method to create a sloped surface on the following types of elements:
- roofs
- soffits
- floors
- structural floors
- ceilings
- building pads
- If you are not already in sketch mode, select the element in a plan view, and click Modify | <Elements> tab
Mode panel
(Edit Boundary/Footprint/Sketch).
- Click Modify | Create/Edit Boundary
Draw tab
(Slope Arrow).
- Draw the slope arrow in the drawing area: click once to specify its start point (tail); click again to specify its endpoint (head).
The slope arrow must start on an existing sketch line. For more examples and tips, see Slope Arrow.
- (Optional) Refine the sloped surface using one of the following methods:
Specify the height of the sloped surface at its top and bottom
- With the slope arrow selected, access the Properties palette.
- For Specify, select Height at Tail.
- Enter values for Level at Tail
, Height Offset at Tail
, Level at Head
, and Height Offset at Head
.
Specify the slope (rise/run)
- With the slope arrow selected, access the Properties palette.
- For Specify, select Slope.
- Enter values for Level at Tail
, Height Offset at Tail
, and Slope
.
- On the ribbon, click
(Finish Edit Mode).
To see the resulting sloped surface, open a 3D view.
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