Site Design

Watch these videos to learn how to perform site design tasks for the model.

Topics in this section

Calculate Cut and Fill Volumes (2016)
Demonstrates how to create a cut-and-fill schedule and balance cut-and-fill volumes in the model.
Create and Modify Soft Terrain (2015)
Learn how to create soft terrain features on a toposurface using the Site Designer tools.
Create a Graded Region (2016)
Learn how to create a graded region on a toposurface and then add a schedule to report the cut-and-fill volumes of the graded region of the site.
Create a Parking Lot (2017)
Learn how to use Site Designer tools to add a parking lot with islands to your site designs.
Create Streets, Sidewalks, and Curbs (2017)
Learn how to use Site Designer tools to add streets, sidewalks, and curbs to a toposurface and edit the toposurface to accommodate the hardscape features.
Adding Site Components (2011)
Demonstrates how to load site component families, such as a parking space and a planting object, from the library, and how to change the component type while placing the object.
Controlling Site Settings (2011)
Demonstrates how to access the Site Settings dialog in order to label and control the display of contours and the sectional qualities of the toposurface.
Creating a Building Pad (2011)
Demonstrates how to use a DWG underlay file and sketching tools to add a building pad to the site, and shows how the toposurface adjusts to the pad.
Creating a Topographic Sub-Region (2011)
Demonstrates how to use sketching tools to create a sub-region and how to assign alternate materials to the sub-region.
Creating a Toposurface (2011)
Demonstrates how to create a toposurface by importing contour data from a DWG file.
Creating a Toposurface by Defining Points (2011)
Demonstrates how to create a toposurface by placing multiple points, and illustrates that contours are generated based on triangulation.

Parent topic: Model Layout