Learning Objectives • Create contoured sites using the Toposurface tool. • Modify the site parameters. • Add property lines to the site plan using the Property Line tool. • Add building pads in the site plan using the Building Pad tool. • Add parking components to the site plan. • Add site components and plantations to the site plan.

WORKING WITH SITE FEATURES (a)Site properties, (b)Property line, (c)Building pad, and (d)Site Components Figure 1 Tools in the Massing & Site tab

Creating a Toposurface Ribbon: Massing & Site > Model Site > Toposurface Figure 2 Tools displayed in the Modify | Edit Surface tab

Figure 3 A triangular surface generated by picking three points Figure 4 Picking elevation points to sketch the toposurface

Figure 5 Sketched concentric contour lines Figure 6 Toposurfaces created in the elevation view

Creating Toposurface Subregions Ribbon: Massing & Site > Modify Site > Subregion Splitting a Toposurface Ribbon: Massing & Site > Modify Site > Split Surface Figure 7 Splitting a topographical surface using the Split Surface tool Figure 8 3D view of the split toposurface with assigned materials

Creating a Toposurface Using the Imported Data Merging Toposurfaces Ribbon: Massing & Site > Modify Site > Merge Surfaces Figure 9 Selecting the two split surfaces to be merged Figure 10 The resulting merged surface Creating a Toposurface Using the Imported Data

Creating a Surface Using the Point File Data Figure 11 Choosing the Specify Points File option to import the point data

SETTING THE SITE PROPERTIES Figure 12 The Site Settings dialog box with different settings

ADDING PROPERTY LINES Ribbon: Massing & Site > Modify Site > Property Line Figure 13 Selecting the method for creating the property line in the Property Line Creation dialog box

Sketching Property Lines Figure 14 Sketched property lines (highlighted)

Creating Property Lines Using Distances and Bearings Figure 15 The Property Lines dialog box showing the distance and bearing of various property line segments

Creating Building Pads Ribbon: Massing & Site > Model Site > Building Pad Figure 16 The Properties Palette for the building pad Figure 16 The partial view of the Type Properties dialog box for a building pad

Adding Slope to the Building Pads Figure 18 Building pad created on a contoured site Figure 19 Section view of the resulting building pad Adding Slope to the Building Pads

ADDING SITE COMPONENTS Ribbon: Massing & Site > Model Site > Site Component Figure 20 An example of adding planting components to a contoured site

Figure 21 Resulting rendered view of the building pad and the site

ADDING PARKING COMPONENTS Ribbon: Massing & Site > Model Site > Parking Component

ADDING LABELS TO CONTOURS Ribbon: Massing & Site > Modify Site > Label Contours Figure 22 Labels added to the contours

Tutorial 1 In this tutorial, create the contoured site plan for an apartment complex on the basis of Figure 23. Figure 23 Sketch plan for creating the site plan with contours, site components, and building pads

The following steps are required to complete this tutorial: Open a new project file using the default template file and open the Site Plan view. Create reference planes to assist in sketching contours. Modify the site setting to create additional contours at 1’0” intervals Use the Toposurface tool to sketch the contours, refer to Figures 24 through 26.

Figure 24 Picking points to sketch the lowest topographical surface of the site plan Figure 25 Picking points to sketch the topographical surface at 5’0” level

Figure 26 Picking points to sketch the third topographical surface at 10’0” level

Create the property line using the reference planes and the Property Line tool, refer to Figure 27. Figure 27 Property line created for the site plan

Add building pads using the Building Pad tool, refer to Figures 28 through 30. Figure 28 Creating reference planes and adding the building pad (highlighted)

Figure 29 Creating a radial array of the building pad

Figure 30 Creating the building pads for the club buildings

Use the Subregion tool to create roads, refer to Figures 31 and 32. Figure 31 Creating the road profile (highlighted) using the Subregion tool

Figure 32 Pedestrian walkway profile created

Add parking components using the Parking Component tool, refer to Figures 33 through 35. Figure 33 Adding the parking component Figure 34 Creating an array of the parking components

Figure 35 Parking components added

Add site components using the Site Component tool, refer to Figures 36 through 39. Figure 36 Complete site plan with the site components

Figure 37 Longitudinal section through the site Figure 38 Transverse section through the site

Figure 39 Complete site plan