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New Definition Point

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You can switch between the terrain and the point property bars using the "New definition point" function.

Height points property bar

height-points
The property bar becomes visible if you select the NEW DEFINITION POINT function to generate a height point or if you click an existing marker to edit it.

Function Description
point3d_add_ New point
point3d_delete_ Delete point
pen_ Colour selection
x-coordinates X-coordinate
y-coordinates Y-coordinate
z-coordinates Z-coordinate
pointcloud_selectpoint_ Select points
pointcloud_select_int_ Select points inside/outside
terrain_uplevel_ To terrain property bar

New point

point3d_add_
Click this button to define new height points.

The following query appears after activating this function.

Please enter point [enter = End]
The easiest would be to enter the height points into the top view. Here you can enter the desired Z-value in the property bar and click on the floor plan position. The cursor's coordinates are shown in the point property bar.
The height point’s settings must be confirmed with  Enter]. If the "AUTOMATIC UPDATE" option is activated, the terrain is automatically recalculated. Otherwise you must initiate the GENERATE function.

Delete point

point3d_delete_
Existing points can be moved or deleted. Clicking on the height point symbol shows the point property bar. Handles (small squares) then appear on the symbols; the active point's handle is shown in another colour.

Points which are no longer used must first be selected and then deleted either using the "Delete point" function or by hitting the Del key.

Colour selections

The points are displayed with a symbol and their colour can be set here.

Tip

The point symbols are only visible in the 3D design model and have two different colours. One colour is used for imported points and one colour is used for manually added points.

Colour selection – Direct entry

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The pen colour can be entered directly. (from 0-1023)

Colour selection over table

colour-selector-over-table
The pen colour is selected here from the colour table.

Coordinates

coordinates
Here the coordinates of the active height point are displayed. The units defined in the general terrain parameters are used.

Multi point selection

pointcloud_selectpoint_
This function allows the selection of multiple points using area selection. The selected points are visually highlighted and can be deleted together. This allows for a quick deletion of unwanted areas.

Select points inside/outside

Improved · 16 R1 · Improvements

pointcloud_select_int_
pointcloud_select_ext_
This switch acts on when selecting points. Depending on the setting, either the points inside or outside the polygon are selected.

To terrain property bar

terrain_uplevel_
Once all of the points have been entered, you can go back to the terrain property bar using the back button.

Modify height points

Existing points can be deleted and moved. Clicking on the height point symbol shows the point property bar. Handles (small squares) then appear on the symbols; the active point's handle is shown in another colour. The active point's coordinates are shown in the property bar. After a short wait, any change made to the values is applied and the point changes position. Alternatively, the point can be moved with the mouse. In the top view, only the X- or Y-values can be modified with the mouse. In a rotated view you can see the projection of a line on the work plane by moving the point. The shift takes place in a plane which lies perpendicular to the angle of view.

Display of height points and info text

Terrain points are displayed with a symbol. The displayed symbol can be switched of in the image properties.

Info text is may be included during import, if desired. Using the image properties, the info text can be also displayed for the points. This is only a temporary graphical information and not part of a plan. As a result, the inserted info text cannot be printed. The graphical depiction of the info text also occurs if the terrain is not selected.