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Chief Architect X10 Reference Manual

Elevation Regions are similar to Flat Regions
in that they produce an area with a flat 240"
surface; however, they differ in that an
Elevation Region affects the contours of the
terrain outside of its perimeter and may also
have some sloping within its perimeter. See 120"
“Flat Regions” on page 1208.

To create an elevation region
0"
1. Select Terrain> Elevation Data> Ele-
vation Region .
Elevation lines create a terrain grade; an
2. There are two ways to add a Terrain elevation region creates a building pad.
Modifier to your plan:
• Click once to place an 8’ (0.6 m)
square feature at that location.
• Click and drag from end to end to draw
a feature sized as needed. See “Rectan-
gular Polyline” on page 317.
3. Click on the region to select it, then click
the Open Object edit button.
4. At first, an elevation line is at elevation
0' - 0". In the Elevation Region
Specification dialog, specify the desired
elevation and click OK. See “Elevation Contour lines after terrain generation
Line/Region Specification Dialog” on
page 1221.
After it is drawn, and Elevation Region can
be reshaped much the way other closed
polyline-based objects can. See “Editing
Closed-Polyline Based Objects” on page
231.
An Elevation Region can also be created
by drawing a closed polyline using Eleva- Full Overview after terrain generation
tion Lines . Terrain Breaks

A Terrain Break creates a division
along the terrain surface that affects

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