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  • Vectorworks Tip #204 – Site Modeling – Survey Input

    • January 24, 2015
      • blog
      • Public Posts
      • Vectorworks
    • jonathan

    Survey Input. There are several ways to import information into your files to use for site modeling. Some ways are more useful than others, depending on the information you get from site. 

  • Vectorworks Tip #194 – Site Modelling – Stake Object

    • December 20, 2014
      • blog
      • podcast
      • Vectorworks
    • jonathan

    To create a Site Model you require 3D data for the spot levels of the site. There are several ways to do this. One way of creating your site model is to import an image file showing contours, then trace along the contours of the polygon tool. There is a…

  • Landmark_SIG_061 Special Interest Group November (am) 2014

    • November 29, 2014
      • Landmark
      • Public Posts
      • Vectorworks
    • jonathan

    In this session we covered site modelling and how to create logs and rocks using the 3D tools. The site modelling part of this session covered a lot of detail about creating and modifying a site model, from importing the data, converting the data to 3D contours, creating the alterations to…

  • Landmark_SIG_059 Special Interest Group October (pm) 2014

    • November 4, 2014
      • Landmark
      • Public Posts
      • Vectorworks
    • jonathan

    In this session we looked at keeping accurate time for a job whilst working in Vectorworks, the new site modelling features in version 2015, creating the banks of a pond that have a constant slope, and how to create underwater steps for the pond.

  • podcast 200 Site Modelling Changes in Vectorworks 2015

      • podcast
      • Public Posts
      • Vectorworks
    • jonathan

    Vectorworks 2015 has several new site modelling improvements. The three main improvements are the changes to the visual appearance of errors in your site modeling and 2 new road tools. The changes to the visual appearance of errors in your site model are such a timesaver, several clients have pointed out…

  • Landmark_SIG_058 Special Interest Group October (am) 2014

    • November 1, 2014
      • Landmark
      • Public Posts
      • Vectorworks
    • jonathan

    In the session we focused on site modifiers and site modeling in Vectorworks 2015. There have been some important changes in Vectorworks 2015. One of the most important changes is the ability to see errors in your site model visually. This may not sound like much in improvement, but everybody…

  • BIM_SIG_054 Architect Special Interest Group September 2014 (pm)

    • October 24, 2014
      • Architect
      • Public Posts
      • Vectorworks
    • jonathan

    In this session we look at some of the new tools in Vectorworks 2015 and how they relate to site modelling. The project looks simple enough, because it’s a gently sloping site that needs a car park, an entry road and an exit road. There are also several hills that…

  • BIM_SIG_052 Architect Special Interest Group August 2014 (pm)

    • September 30, 2014
      • Architect
      • Public Posts
      • Vectorworks
    • jonathan

    In 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.  

  • BIM_SIG_037 Architect Special Interest Group January 2014 (am)

    • April 21, 2014
      • Architect
      • Public Posts
      • Vectorworks
    • jonathan

    This session carried on the project with the 3 buildings on the site. In this session we looked at site modeling, hardscapes and roading. We also looked at the Landmark workspace to see if there are tools that would suit architects.  

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