Annotating Surfaces
As you have read, surfaces are used to tell a story about the shape of a piece of land. I have presented nearly a dozen different ways to tell that story but have yet to discuss the most obvious and most common way to tell that story: with text. In this section, you will use the following three types of labels to annotate a surface:
- Spot elevation labels
- Slope labels
- Contour labels
Adding Spot Elevation Labels
To annotate a surface using spot elevation labels, follow these steps:
- Open the drawing named Labeling Surfaces.dwg located in the Chapter 04 class data folder.
- Zoom in to the north end of the project near the location ...
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