SITE & GRADING PLANS

CHAPTER 6

SITE ANALYSIS: • DRAINAGE

• TRAFFIC (VEHICULAR, PEDESTRIAN, TRANSPORTATION)

• WEATHER (RAIN, SUN, SNOW, WIND)

• VICINITY

• NEIGHBORHOOD CHARACTER (BOTH POSITIVE AND NEGATIVE ELEMENTS)

SITE ANALYSIS:• TOPOGRAPHY

• ZONING (EASEMENTS, COVENANTS)

• PAST, PRESENT, AND FUTURE CONDITIONS

SITE ANALYSIS:• BOUNDARIES

• SETBACKS

• LOT SHAPE (ORIENTATION)

• SITE UTILITIES (ELECTRIC, GAS, TELEPHONE, TV, WATER)

VICINITY MAP

LOCATION PLAN

PLAT MAP

COMPASS QUADRANT

PLAT MAP:BOUNDARY BY QUADRANTS VIA POINT OF BEGINNING (POB)

PLAT MAP:DETERMINE ADDED BOUNDARIES BY COMPASS DIRECTION

PLAT MAP: COMPLETED

SITE PLAN:LOCATE THE BUILDING ENVELOPE ON THE PLAT MAP.

TOPOGRAPHY MAP

TOPOGRAPHY MAP/SECTION

TOPOGRAPHY EQUIPMENT

SITE PLAN

GRADING: CUT & FILL

PARTIAL SECTION

DRAINAGE PLAN

Ability for fire engines to maneuver site

Circulation Plan

LANDSCAPE PLAN

IRRIGATION PLAN

Chapter 18

ADDING A SITE WITHIN REVIT

• WITHIN REVIT, YOU WILL FIND A HAND FULL OF SITE TOOLS. THESE TOOLS ARE UNDERRATED, AND CAN BE OF REAL USE FOR YOU.

Chapter 18

SPLITTING THE SURFACE AND CREATING SUB REGIONS

• ADDING A MASS OF DIRT AND GRASS IS NICE, BUT PERHAPS WE NEED AREAS WHERE THERE ARE DIFFERENT MATERIALS, PAVEMENT AND ROADWAYS. REVIT HAS TOOLS TO DEAL WITH THAT.

Chapter 18

ADDING SITE COMPONENTS

• TREES, SHRUBS AND ANYTHING THAT GROWS OUT OF THE GROUND. WE CAN ADD IT INTO OUR MODEL. THE BEST THING ABOUT THESE ITEMS IS THE FACT THAT THEY ARE HOSTED AT WHATEVER ELEVATION THEY ARE PLACED ON IN THE SITE.

Chapter 18

ADDING CONTOUR PROPERTIES AND LABELS

• JUST LIKE EVERYTHING ELSE IN REVIT, A TOPOSURFACE IS A PARAMETER DRIVEN ITEM. THAT MEANS WE CAN REACH IN AND DERIVE INFORMATION.

Chapter 18

ADDING BUILDING PADS TO DISPLACE EARTH

• BUILDING PADS ARE TO BE CONSIDERED “SITE SLABS”. THIS IS BECAUSE A PAD IS PLACED JUST LIKE A FLOOR. THE ONLY DIFFERENCE IS THE FACT THAT A PAD ALLOWS THE SITE TO STICK TO IT.

Chapter 18

ADDING A PROPERTY LINE

• PROPERTY LINES ARE BASED ON NORTHING EASTING COORDINATES. THERE IS ALMOST NOTHING IN REVIT THAT IS JUST “DUMB” LINES.

Chapter 18

CREATING A TOPOSURFACE BY INSTANCE

• WE CAN ALWAYS GET OUR TOPOGRAPHY INFORMATION FROM CIVIL 3D! SURE WHY NOT. IF YOUR CIVIL ENGINEER DID THE WORK, DON’T JUST THROW IT AWAY!

Chapter 18

CREATING A GRADED REGION

• THAT’S RIGHT! WE CAN MOVE EARTH IN REVIT. WHEN YOU ALTER THE ELEVATION IN AN AREA OF AN EXISTING TOPOSURFACE, REVIT WILL MAKE THE DETERMINATION AS TO IF IT IS A CUT OR A FILL.

Chapter 18

ORIENTATING A SITE

• REVIT ALLOWS EACH VIEW TO BE ORIENTATED TO EITHER PROJECT NORTH, OR TRUE NORTH. THIS ALSO PLAYS AN IMPORTANT ROLE IN ENERGY MODELING AND SOLAR STUDIES.