Object Menu (NCO)

The Novapoint Object Menu (NCO) is used for direct access to a number of functions by pointing at any element in the drawing.

Run the function form the following locations:

Toolbar: Object Menu (NCO)
Menu: Novapoint > Object Menu (NCO)
Command Line: NCO

Command prompts for:

Select and entity: <Point at an object>:

Pick an object in the drawing
Select a suitable function from the flyout menu

The flyout menu will vary depending on the object picked.

• All Novapoint objects will come up with a number of functions related to the selected object
• Selecting an CAD entity will also give a number of related functions

This function is not new but is greatly improved and can now generate terrain profile based on breakline points as well as the traditional sections points (defined interval). The function is not accessible from the menu but by using NCO on a polyline in the drawing.

Starting the function will now give three possible ways to generate terrain sections:

All points: Terrain section based on cross section defined by interval and breakline points with active lines in the terrain model.

Breakline points only: Terrain section based on only crossing active lines in the terrain model (as shown in the example below)

Section points only: Terrain section based on cross section defined by interval.

3D line(s) can be generated using the following functions:

• Create 3D - Line
• Create Parallel 3D - Lines
• Convert Arc to Straight Lines
• Height Interpolation

Object menu (NCO) on these lines facilitates to delete, edit the selected line, draw slope arrow, to add contours, specify contour spacing, read height from Quadri, etc.

• Run the function from the toolbar, menu or command line
• Select the 3D line
• Select an appropriate flyout menut option

Deletes the height arrow selected. All the entities associated to the height arrow such as arrowhead, slope/gradient text, contour marks, contour heights, 3D points, end point height, and arrow line.

The option launches the dialog 'Create 3D Line' of the function 'Create 3D Line'.

• The interface is explained in the topic 'Create 3D - Line' of Elevation Tools.
• The interface facilitates to sub-divide the line to small straight-lines, read the elevation from a NYLP format, manually assigning the known heights, saving the data of the line in an ASCII file format, editing, interpolating the heights, and redraw the line with changes made.
• The dialog 'TenTable - Z-coordinates' which pop up with the key 'Heights' of the dialog 'Create 3D Line' shows the height of all the break points of the before interpolation.
• If you observe the list in the dialog, at Pt. No. 1, the height available is 531.024 and at Pt. No. 5, height available is 507.862 for the line selected (example).
• All the intermediary break points are having zero heights. This dialog gives the status before interpolating the heights.
• The dialog 'TenTable - Z-coordinates' which pop up with the key 'Heights' of the dialog 'Create 3D Line' shows the height of all the break points after interpolation.
• Break points between the Pt. Nos. 1 and 5 have received heights linearly. The dialog gives the status after interpolation the heights using the function 'Height Interpolation'.

The co-ordinates of the break points of the line selected can be edited with this option.

Command prompts for:

Select elements endpoint to assign elevation:

Select the break point using the snap modes. Only the break points of the line selected will be accepted by function. After selecting the break point, program reads the co-ordinates.

The dialog 'Coordinates' pop up with the co-ordinate values. The co-ordinates can be edited by entering the desired values followed by the key 'Return'.

Is the point elevation to be printed? Yes/No <YES>:

Selecting 'Yes' makes the program to insert a text, which mention the elevation of that point. Default option is 'Yes'.

The option 'Elevation arrow' creates height arrows. The option launches the function 'Create Height Arrow'.

The option interpolates the heights of the line to which height arrows are linked. There should be at least to height arrow linked to the line for which heights are to be interpolated. The interpolated heights will be assigned to the respective intermediary points. After finishing interpolation the line is redrawn as 3D line and the old line is erased.

The option is used to draw 3D lines of road edges kerb with sidewalk. The option launches the function 'Create parallel 3D lines'. Road edge lines for Kerb is defined using the interface 'Construction of road edges as 3D lines' and drawn to the AutoCAD drawing as 3D lines.

Contour marks are drawn for the line selected.

The command prompts for:

Contour spacing <5.00>:

Enter the numeric value for contour spacing. Program draw contour mark and inserts text, which mention heights at contour marks. The contour marks are small cross lines.