Orientation of the Sub-component

There are three ways to select the orientation of the sub-component.

• Enter the values in the Direction and Rotation fields. The direction is always shown with respect to the level. The angle can be indicated in the following forms:

  123.25	decimal degrees
  123°15'05'' or 123d15m05s	degrees, minutes and seconds
  130G12	decimal grades

• Click Pick surface or edge to define direction to select the direction in the graphical view. Follow the prompt Pick Face or Edge. Select an object in the graphical view and drag the cursor to the desired face on edge. The direction is perpendicular to a face or along a line.

  Note:

  The mode of the graphical view reverts to the navigate mode after the selection.

• Enter the slope of the sub-component in the Slope field. The direction is adjusted to suit. The slope can be indicated in the following forms:

  50mm/m	millimeters per meter
  5%	percent
  1F20	fraction for example: 1 in 20

The default value is the direction perpendicular to the face selected, with a rotation of zero.

In the graphical view, an arrow shows the direction proposed. A line describing the angle in the trigonometric circle shows the proposed rotation.

Note:

To orientate a sub-component at the end of a wall, beam or column, select the closest face, and then select the end in the graphical view using Pick surface or edge to define direction.