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FiGuRE 18.11
Contour labels in
the front yard of lot 2
9.
In the Add Labels dialog box, change the label type to Slope. Click Add.
10.
When prompted to select a surface, click one of the red or blue con-
tours in the drawing to select the surface.
11.
When prompted to choose between the One-Point and Two-Point
labeling options, press Enter to select the One-Point option. Pick a
point near the center of the front yard of lot 2.
The slope label indicates that the grade here is greater than the allow-
able 10%. This is something you'll address at the end of this exercise.
12.
In the Add Labels dialog box, change the label type to Spot Elevation.
13.
Click Add, and select a red or blue contour when you're prompted to
select a surface.
14.
Using an Endpoint object snap, select the four corners of the lot 2
building pad. This places a spot-elevation label at each corner.
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15.
Press Esc to clear the previous command. Click the blue building pad
feature line for lot 2. On the Edit Elevations panel of the ribbon, click
Raise/Lower.
If the Edit Elevations
panel isn't visible, click
Edit Elevations.
16.
When you're prompted to specify the elevation difference,
type
-2
(
-0.691
) and press Enter.
After a pause while the software rebuilds the surface, the contour
labels, slope label, and spot-elevation labels all update to reflect the
change (see Figure 18.12). The slope in the front yard of lot 2 is now
less than the maximum of 10%.
17.
Save and close the drawing.
You can view the results of successfully completing this exercise by opening
Labeling Design Surfaces - Complete.dwg
.
