Exercise: Using Properties and Expression to place a point
- Select the ( Place Point ) tool. When a dialogue pops up asking if you would like to create a baseCS click 'yes' and select '3D Metric Design' on the next dialogue.
- Enter a data point (left mouse click) in the drawing view. The node point01 appears in the both the drawing view and the Graph.
- Right mouse click on the point node in the Graph and select Edit from the pop up menu.expression. The Node Properties dialog opens. The Node Properties dialog opens.
- In the Node Properties dialog, you are asked for four pieces of information and a fifth optional piece (in blue). Enter the following in the available expression fields The new point is created.
- The name point01 is automatically assigned to the node. You can rename the node by clicking on the node name in the Graph.
- On the Transaction dialog, click on "Record recent model changes as a new transaction". The point is added to the model.