Offsetting section & elevation markers from their physical cut lines

[TheoryDesign]

Oftentimes when I'm noting up a small, crowded floor plan like a powder room the interior elevation symbols/section cut symbols need a little more space (from each other or add'l info there). I'm aware that a symbol can shift side-to-side along the cut line.

 

1. Is there a way to offset the symbol from the cut line fully, in any direction, without moving the cut line itself?

 

2. Is there a way to jog the cut line forward & backward as needed to show specific things that would otherwise not show up together from a straight cut line? Not 100% accurate in real life of course, but for client purposes, combining extra info into just one section cut can be a very useful time saver. I tend to show interior elevation symbols w/o their extension lines anyway, so exactly where that section cut is taken isn't too important to me.

 

[Renerabbitt]

4 hours ago, TheoryDesign said:

Oftentimes when I'm noting up a small, crowded floor plan like a powder room the interior elevation symbols/section cut symbols need a little more space (from each other or add'l info there). I'm aware that a symbol can shift side-to-side along the cut line.

 

1. Is there a way to offset the symbol from the cut line fully, in any direction, without moving the cut line itself?

 

2. Is there a way to jog the cut line forward & backward as needed to show specific things that would otherwise not show up together from a straight cut line? Not 100% accurate in real life of course, but for client purposes, combining extra info into just one section cut can be a very useful time saver. I tend to show interior elevation symbols w/o their extension lines anyway, so exactly where that section cut is taken isn't too important to me.

 

sure, link a standalone callout to your camera and put your camera on a hidden layer. place your standalone callout anywhere you would like

[glennw]

As for part 2 of your question.

You can use the break tool to break the section line and pull the 2 (or more) sections independently.

[TheoryDesign]

Thank you Renerabbitt and glennw. I appreciate your replies - both worked great.