Example: specifying the height of boxes or cylinders positioned freely in space

Tool(s): Box positioned freely in space + Cylinder positioned freely in space

When you click an undefined point while entering the height of a box or cylinder positioned freely in space, you can specify the height in the dialog line by entering a positive or negative value. A positive value points in the direction of the user; a negative value points in the opposite direction.

The manner in which the direction is interpreted depends on the projection of the window which is active when you design the box; in this example, it is the front right isometric view:

Fig.: front right isometric view
1 = "visible plane"

Note: If the system cannot define the height unambiguously, it will prompt you to enter a direction point.

The program expects you to specify a direction point when the position of an element in 3D space has not been defined explicitly.

To enter direction points, do the following:

• Click in an elevation or isometric viewport to enter the direction above or below an element.
• Click an existing point in an elevation or isometric viewport. The direction is defined based on its Y and/or Z coordinate.
• When you click a point in plan view, its Z coordinate is not used.
  You can use the Brackets tool and Delta Point to enter a Z coordinate for this point.