jeff.95551
2007-04-25, 12:22 AM
In the "Give you an inch you want a Mile" category -
We're using the new variable thickness tool on some fairly complex rooftop pool decks (it works great!) and now that we've got them laid out and spot elevations in place, we realize that we need slope tags to prove to everybody that they work. Ideally, they would have an arrow that, like a weathervane, orients itself along the steepest part of the slope, and has a text component that lists the slope (in %, ideally). We were looking at how to make this, and even without the orienting slope arrow, calculating the max slope at a point is difficult. I understand it theoretically, but I don't think it can be done with the parameters available.
Any ideas?
We're using the new variable thickness tool on some fairly complex rooftop pool decks (it works great!) and now that we've got them laid out and spot elevations in place, we realize that we need slope tags to prove to everybody that they work. Ideally, they would have an arrow that, like a weathervane, orients itself along the steepest part of the slope, and has a text component that lists the slope (in %, ideally). We were looking at how to make this, and even without the orienting slope arrow, calculating the max slope at a point is difficult. I understand it theoretically, but I don't think it can be done with the parameters available.
Any ideas?