1. 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.

2. 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

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

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

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

6. 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

7. 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

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

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

10. 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

11. Sketching Property Lines
Figure 14 Sketched property lines (highlighted)

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

13. 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

14. 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

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

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

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

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

19. 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

20. 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.

21. 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

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

23. 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

24. 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)

25. Figure 29 Creating a radial array of the building pad

26. Figure 30 Creating the building pads for the club buildings

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

28. Figure 32 Pedestrian walkway profile created

29. 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

30. Figure 35 Parking components added

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

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

33. Figure 39 Complete site plan