In this session we looked at getting started with the project, based on information that had been measured on-site. In the situation the information was not imported from a survey, it was actually measured by the people in the office when they visited the site. The methods of measuring were a theodolite and a tape measure. This is enough information to give the heights in the setting out from known points on the site.

Topics covered:

• importing a PDF file
• Drawing a property line
• Using the line tool to draw a single boundary, using survey data
• scaling and imported image or PDF file to match unknown property  length
• using the rotated plan to keep the house orthogonal, with the site still at the correct angle
• tracing over an imported image to create a property line
• placing stake objects to create a site model
• placing objects on the site based on side measurements (triangulating measurements)
• using guides to hide the setting out information
• creating the site model from stake objects
• editing the source data for the site model
• creating texture beds
• assigning textures to texture beds
• assigning a texture to a site model
• overlapping texture beds