Creates a specified number of points from an existing point object based on the slope or grade to a given direction and elevation.
Specify start point, elevation, direction, slope or grade, target elevation, and number of intermediate points. Offset and end point are optional.
For example, you can specify a grade and an ending elevation, and then create points along the distance it takes to achieve the final elevation.
Point settings, styles, layers, point groups, and description keys can all affect how a point is created or how it is displayed in the drawing. For more information, see Before You Create Points.
To create points at a given slope or grade based on an ending elevation
- Select settings and create styles, layers, point groups, and description keys. For more information, see Before You Create Points.
- Click Home tab
Create Ground Data panelPoints menuCreate Points - SlopeSlope/Grade - Elevation
. - Specify the start point by doing one of the following:
- Pick a point in the drawing.
- Use Transparent commands to specify the point.
- Specify the direction and distance by doing one of the following:
- Pick a point in the drawing.
- Use Transparent commands to specify the point.
- Specify the slope from the first point by doing one of the following:
- Enter a slope value.
- Enter G, and then enter a grade value, or enter S and then enter a slope value.
- Specify the elevation along the slope/grade by doing one of the following:
- Pick a point in the drawing.
- Use Transparent commands to specify the point.
- Specify the number of intermediate points from the start along the specified direction and distance.
- Specify the offset distance by doing one of the following:
- Enter a distance.
- Pick a point in the drawing.
- Use Transparent commands to specify a point to define the offset.
- Enter Yes to add the ending point.
- Enter a description, or press Enter to skip the description.