Lets you drape shape objects over a surface.
This tool is particularly useful for modifying imported 2D shapes that need to be draped onto a road surface in order to apply road-marking geometry.
Draping Style group
Choose whether to drape the selected shape objects onto a selected surface or over a specified level or elevation.
- Drape over a surface (The default.) Drapes the shapes over a surface.
- Drape over a constant level Drapes the shapes at a constant level. Tip: With this option, 3D shapes become 2-dimensional.
Select Shapes To Be Draped group
You can select one or more shapes.
- [shape list]
- Lists the shapes you have selected.
- Pick Shape from Viewport
- Click to turn on, then click to select a shape in a viewport.
- Pick Shapes By Name
- Click to display a Pick Shapes By Name dialog (similar to Select Objects) where you can select from a list of shapes.
Select Surface/Level group
- Pick Surface from Viewport
- Click to turn on, then click to select the shape in a viewport.
- [surface name]
- When you use the surface-draping option, displays the name of the surface.
- Constant Level / Vertical Offset
- When the constant-level option is active, sets the value of the level. When the surface-draping option is active, sets a vertical offset for the draped shapes.