Similar to coverage areas, land areas are used to identify areas for development. When you sketch a land areas in a model or proposal it will flatten the terrain surface where it is drawn. Land areas can also be used to add grading styles to a specified area. Grading styles allow you to specify cut slope, cut material, fill slope, and fill material values.
To sketch a land area
- Click
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- Click on a land area style in the Select Draw Style catalog that displays.
Note:
- If you want to use different land area styles than what are shown in the Select Draw Style catalog, you can create and edit land area styles using the Style Palette. See About editing styles for more information.
- Once you have sketched a land area, you can modify its style. Land area styles are located in the Material style tab in the Land Cover style catalog, and land area grading styles are located in the Grading tab See To apply styles to individual features for more information.
- Sketch the land area in the model or proposal.
Note: Land areas flatten the terrain surface when they are sketched.
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Action Result Visual Click the starting point for the land area and click again for each corner. Double-click to finish the area.
The boundary is filled by the land area style you selected.
To add or modify a grading in a land area
- Select the desired land area and right-click.
- Click on Properties.
- Click the Manual Grading field in the
Properties Palette, and click the browse button.
- Select a grading style from the dialog that displays, and press OK.
- Click update in the Properties Palette.
Alternatively, you can also apply a style to a Land Area by dragging the style from the Style Palette and dropping it onto the desired land area.
Additional info
Land areas are a Surface layer in the Model Explorer, and information about them appears on the Properties Palette. The number of land areas, as well as information (such as area) appears in the Land Areas section of the Proposals Manager.