After having selected the shape type, resolution, shape class and size, the shape can be inserted. There are several options to insert shapes.

In general, a shape is always inserted by means of two 3D-points. These points can either be seized by picking the points or by picking a line. For this purpose, the shape is positioned in a way that – if you stood at the end point and looked into the direction of the starting point – the view corresponds to the depiction on the monitor.

However, since two points alone don’t clearly define the shape position in the space, a third point is defined which determines the position (rotation) depending on the situation:

• You can indicate the third point.
• When the two points are perpendicular in the world coordinate system (WCS) the alignment is made according to the WCS x-axis.
• When the points have been freely selected in the space, the alignment is made in a way that the x-axis is aligned as parallel as possible towards the WCS xy-plane.