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Then… If you want to…
press ENTER. Then, select the two boundary points of the elevation
region. define the elevation region by picking two boundary
points
15 Specify the depth of the elevations.
16 Specify the height of the elevations.
17 Specify the insertion point of the elevations.
NOTE If you chose to place the elevations in a different drawing, you still select the insertion point in the current
drawing. The elevations, however, will be inserted in the drawing you specified.
18 Specify the distance between the elevations and their orientation.
Once the model space views have been placed, the field placeholders in the elevation callouts change to
a question mark. To resolve them, the model space views need to be placed onto sheets, as described in
“
Resolving Fields in Callout Symbols ” on page 2013.
Placing a Four-Way Exterior Elevation Callout
Use this procedure to place a callout that creates a four-way exterior elevation.
NOTE The 2D section/elevation style and the display set for the model space views containing the elevations are set in the
elevation mark tool. For more information, see
“ Setting the Properties of a Callout Tool ” on page 1998 .
1 On the Window menu, click Project Navigator Palette.
2 Click the Views tab.
3 Select the view drawing in which you want to place an elevation callout, right-click, and click Open.
4 On the Tools Palette, click , and click Document.
5 Click the Callouts palette.
6 Select a four-way exterior elevation callout tool.
7 Specify the first corner of the elevation region.
8 Specify the opposite corner of the elevation region.
9 Under New Model Space View Name, enter a name for the model space view containing the first elevation.
10 Verify that Generate Section/Elevation is selected.
11 If you want to add a title mark to the new model space views, select Place Titlemark.
12 Select the scale for the model space view.
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