When designing buildings, we all know that we often get walls that are non-orthogonal and at various angles to the sheet. With those walls, we often want to get an elevation that is parallel to a particular wall. It is actually easy to do.
There are a couple of good options to make the elevation parallel to the wall.
Option 1 – When the Tag is Placed
When you place an elevation tag, move the cursor near the desired wall and you will see the elevation marker rotate to be perpendicular with the wall so that you get a scope box that is parallel.
You can go ahead and place the marker, and then move the marker to a new location that is further from the wall if desired.
Option 2 – When an Existing Elevation is Modified
When an elevation marker and view already exist, it can be rotated to match the wall’s angle.
With nothing selected, window the entire elevation marker tag to select it. (Don’t worry about the scope box.)
Go to the Modify panel and select the…