TerrainAdd-on21ReleaseversionAC21.02

UserGuide

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Contents

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ContentsIntroduction...........................................................................................................2

Add-onInstallationandContent.............................................................................2Installation............................................................................................................................2

Features.................................................................................................................3Toolbar..................................................................................................................................3Initialdesign..........................................................................................................................3CreateLevelledArea.............................................................................................................4RefreshTerrainin2D/3D......................................................................................................4LevelledAreaSettings...........................................................................................................5LevelledAreaEdgeSettings..................................................................................................6Priority..................................................................................................................................6TerrainSettings.....................................................................................................................7GeneralSettings....................................................................................................................8CutandFillCalculations........................................................................................................9ReleaseAllTerrainElements.................................................................................................9QuickHelp.............................................................................................................................9

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IntroductionToassistourcustomersGraphisofthavedevelopedanewARCHICADadd-onthatsimplifiesandstreamlinesexistingARCHICADTerrainToolaswellasitintroducesnewfunctionalityinfollowingareas:

• Simplifiedcreationofexcavationworks• Parametriccontrolofearthworkedgeslopingratios• Parametriccontrolofmultiplelevelledareas• EasydesignandcalculationofearthworkvolumesinCutandFillscenarios

includingadefinitionofTopsoillayer• Automaticcreationofterraincontoursandtheirparametriccontrol• Graphicvisualisationofexcavationworkcomponentsin2Dand3D.

Add-onInstallationandContentInstallation

• Unzipthedownloadedfile.• CloseallARCHICADinstanced• Copytheadd-onintheARCHICADAdd-onsfolder(applications>ARCHICAD

...>Add-Ons)• StartARCHICAD• YouwillfindthenewtoolbarwithadditionalcommandinDesign>Design

Extras>ShowTerrainTool

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FeaturesToolbar

TheTerrainadd-ontoolbarcontains8toolsandQuickHelp(lefttoright):

1. CreateLevelledArea2. RefreshTerrainin2D/3D3. LevelledAreaSettings4. LevelledAreaEdgeSettings5. TerrainSettings6. Generalsettings7. CutandFillCalculations8. ReleaseAllTerrainelements(inTeamwork)9. QuickHelp

Initialdesign

DefineorcreateameshusingARCHICADMeshTool.CreatealeveledareaofanyshapeusingARCHICADRoofToolwithzerothicknessonthesamestoreyasyourmesh.Theroofshapemustnotcontainanyholes.PositioncreatedroofelementsinplaceonplanandatdesiredlevelalongtheZaxis.

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CreateLevelledArea

SelectthemeshtogetherwiththeroofsandclickonthecommandCreateLevelledAreaThedialogpromptwillaskyouwhetheryouwouldliketokeeptheroofelements.Itispossibletocreatetheleveledareawithoutroofelementshoweverinsomecasesitmightbeusefultokeeproofelementsforfurtherrequiredchanges.

RefreshTerrainin2D/3D

IfthesymbolicplanrepresentationseemstobeincorrectusetheRefreshTerraincommand.

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LevelledAreaSettings

Youcanchangelevelledarea(s)settingsbyselectingparticularlevelledareainPlanWindow(hoveryourmousepointeroveralevelledareaedge)andclickingonLevelledAreaSettings.Pleasenotethatanychangesinthisdialogwillaffectallsurfacesandedges.IfyouwouldliketochangethesettingofanindividuallevelledareaedgeuseLevelledAreaEdgeSettingscommand.

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LevelledAreaEdgeSettings

InordertochangeanindividuallevelledareaedgeselectthelevelledareaanduseLevelledAreaEdgeSettingscommand.Theactiveedgewillbehighlightedredonplan.TosimplifytheedgeselectionnavigationusePreviousEdgeorNextEdgebuttonsthatwillcycleedgeselectionsalongthelevelledareaperimeter.

Priority

Itispossibletodefinemultipleoverlappinglevelledareaswithdifferentelevations.InsomecomplexcasesTerrainadd-oncanmisinterprettheirordersoitisnecessarytodefinetheirpriorityandestablishtheircorrectrelationshipmanually.

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Inthiscaseselectthelevelledarea,openLevelledareasettingsandchangeitsPrioritytoahighernumber.Themeshandthelevelledareaswillberebuilttothenewprioritysettings.

TerrainSettings

TerrainsymbolicplanrepresentationsettingscanbeadjustedonLevelledAreastab

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ContourLinessettingscontrolthedefinition,appearanceandcalculationofterraincontourlines.

Calculationstabdefinesthetopsoilthicknessthatwillbeusedfortheearthworkscalculations.

GeneralSettings

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CutandFillCalculations

ThecalculationswillprovidedataaboutCut/FillvolumesaswellasTopsoilvolumeandareabasedonTopsoilthicknessdefinedinTerrainSettings/Calculationtab.

ReleaseAllTerrainElementsRelevantforTeamworkprojectsonly.TerrainAdd-onisusinghiddenoperatorelementssoinordertoreleasemodifiedterraintootherTeamworkusersitisnecessarytousethiscommand.Releasingjusttheterrainitself(usingstandardTeamwork‘Release’command)willnotallowotherTeamworkuserstoreserveit.

QuickHelpAquickexplanationofTerraintoolfunctionality.