Indication of altitude - Block

Step 2. Call up the Indication of altitude (block) programme. (SYSCAD programs toolbox -> + )

This opens the dialogue Altitude quotients:

Step 3. We select to define the desired base of the height node.

You will see the following in the command line:

Create height node base

Define base factor

Select block or view, return for input

To define the base factor, you can select either a block or a view to apply its factor.

Press <Return> to open a dialogue for entering the base factor:

Once you have set your desired factor, the following appears in the command line:

Block name <SYSCAD_HKOTE_01>

Calculation factor <1.0>

Scaling factor <1.0>

<SYSCAD_HKOTE_01>:

Select the point to be dimensioned

Select your desired base point in the drawing.

Then read in the command line:

End point of the reference line

You will see a virtual line from the base point - drag the mouse in the desired direction.

The end point can be confirmed by clicking the mouse or you can enter a value using the keyboard.

The following dialogue appears next:

  You specify your measurement for the base.

Your base has been placed.

You should see the following image:

In the command line read:

Insertion point height node <SYSCAD_HKOTE_01>:

Select the point to be dimensioned

Select the 1st point to be dimensioned from the drawing

Once you have selected your desired point with the left mouse button, the following appears in the command line:

End point of the reference line or <RETURN> for automatic alignment to the base

You can therefore create your own guidance line again, or use <Return> or right-click to align your guidance line with the line defined for the base.

line defined for the base.

You place all other desired height vertices in the drawing.

Right-click to end the current command.

Double-click on an altitude symbol to open the following dialogue again:

With the option we now set the other height node dimensions:

You will see the following in the command line:

Height node insertion point <SYSCAD_HKOTE_01>

Select point to be dimensioned: Select desired point with object snap

You can use the option to redefine existing height measurements. To do this, click on the desired dimension and overwrite the default value. All other dimensions assigned to this height factor group are changed.

The command opens the following dialogue:

You can enter a factor here. (For example, to work in metres)

The dimensions are recalculated with . (e.g. after copying with Ctrl+C and pasting with Ctrl+V)

The option opens the following dialogue:

Here you can scale the size of the height node blocks.

The command mirrors the height nodes around the base point in the X direction

With the base is labelled with a red arrow and the other height nodes with a green arrow.

With the option two height node groups can be combined into one. First select the elevation node group to be retained. The altitude coordinates from the 2nd group are adjusted.

The command allows you to enter a difference value. The following dialogue opens:

This makes it possible to enter a second dimension (difference to base).

Tip (Indication of Altitude Block)

You can change the display of the height note by changing the corresponding block. Thiscan be set in SYSCAD variables / Dimension / Indication of Altitude / Indication of Altitude (block). The block SYSCAD_HKKOTE_01 is located in the SYSCAD directory under TEMPLATES. Change the block and save it under a different name. The name must begin with "SYSCAD_HKOTE_" (the maximum character length is 24).  Enter this name in the SYSCAD variable / Dimension / Indication of Altitude / Indication of Altitude (block). From now on, your block will be used when dimensioning with height marks.