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BIM_SIG_052 Architect Special Interest Group August 2014 (pm)

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2014-09-24_12-19-41In the session we looked at importing a DXF file of a complex site, using this information to create a Vectorworks site model and then creating a car park and road for this site.
 

Topics Covered:

  • importing a DXF file
  • how Vectorworks site model calculates its information
  • creating a site model
  • site model settings
  • using classes to control major and minor contours
  • 3D display settings
  • drawing a polygon to represent a road and car parking
  • converting the polygon into an object that can be used to modify the site and creating grade limits for the site modifier
  • editing the 3D height of the vertices on the site modifier
  • editing the grade limits

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