In this exercise, you will subdivide a parcel with a segment that swings from a reference point on the back line.
This exercise continues from Exercise 3: Subdividing a Parcel with a Slide Line.
Specify parcel creation settings
- Open Parcel-1D.dwg, which is available in the tutorials drawings folder.
- Click tab panel drop-down Find.
- On the Parcel Layout Tools toolbar, click .
- Specify the following parameters:
As you specify each parameter, notice that a preview graphic is displayed at the bottom of the Parcel Layout Tools window.
Parcel Sizing
Automatic Layout
- Minimum Area: 8000.00
- Minimum Frontage: 40.0000
- Use Minimum Frontage At Offset: Yes
- Frontage Offset: 20.0000
- Minimum Width: 40.0000
- Minimum Depth: 50.0000
- Use Maximum Depth: Yes
- Maximum Depth: 200.0000
- Multiple Solution Preference: Use Smallest Area
- Automatic Mode:
Off
- Remainder Distribution: Place Remainder In Last Parcel
Create parcels using a swing line
- On the Parcel Layout Tools toolbar, click Swing Line – Create.
- In the Create Parcels – Layout dialog box, for Parcel Style, select Single-Family. Leave other settings at their default values. Click OK.
- In the drawing, select the area label of the large parcel in the northeast corner of the site.
- Specify the start and end points of the parcel frontage as shown in the following image.
Notice that when you move the cursor to specify the end point, a yellow line displays the proposed frontage.
- Click the northeast corner of the parcel to specify the swing point.
A preview graphic is displayed.
- Press Enter to create the parcel.
The new parcel is created and labeled.
- Press Esc to end the command.
To continue this tutorial, go to Exercise 5: Working with Alignments and Parcels.