MicroStation CONNECT Edition Help

To Place a Four-Sided Pyramid Surface Using AccuDraw

  1. Select the Pyramid Surface tool.
  2. Set Axis to Points (AccuDraw).
  3. Set Method to Inscribed or Circumscribed.
  4. In the Edges field, key in 4.
  5. Turn on Orthogonal.
  6. Enter a data point to define the base center point of the pyramid.
  7. Enter a data point to define the radius of the base, its rotation, and one vertex (inscribed) or the midpoint of one side (circumscribed).
  8. Enter a data point to define the top center point of the pyramid.
  9. Enter a data point to define the radius of the top of the pyramid.


    Top: Define base center and radius (left). Define top center (right). | Bottom: Define top radius (left). Rendered view of completed pyramid (right).