Site

Site ribbon

The Site ribbon is collection of interactive and simplified tools capable of drawing intelligent layouts.

Site tabs have collection of tools listed below:

Draw basic
SITEOPS File Import
Layout
Grading
Annotation
Tables

Site tools also helps for Quick re-position buildings, modify parking areas, and add driveways and sidewalks while evaluating the results in real time.

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Draw Basic

Draw Basic group

Setting	Description
Polygon	Allows you to draw a closed polygon.
Add Vertex	Allows you to add vertex to existing polygon.
Remove Vertex	Allows you to remove existing vertex.

Import

Import group

Setting	Description
Import SiteOPS File	Imports SITEOPS files (.soz) or SITEOPS XML files (.xml) exported from the SITEOPS online versions.

Layout

Layout group

Setting	Description
Parking Lot	The Parking section of the Site Layout tab is a collection of tools used to create and manage dynamically generated parking layouts. An optimized parking layout is automatically generated using area and side properties of a Parking Lot area. You can then customize the layout using the other tools to suit design requirements. Parking Lot - Creates a polygon area that automatically generates an optimized parking layout using the properties of the area and sides. Parking Direction - Allows the direction of parking aisles to be altered for each parking area. Space Point - Allows control of width for individual or a series of adjacent parking spaces. Bay Point - Allows control of parking and median settings for individual parking bays. Aisle Point - Allows control of parking and median settings for individual parking bays. Island Point - Allows control of placement and width of islands in the bays of an automated parking area.
Parceling	Parcel design is automated with the use of a Parceling Area and user drawn Driveways or by using a Parcel Block and a Parcel Divider. Parceling Area - Defines an area for parcel design. Parcel Block - Creates a polygon area that acts like a parent parcel that can be subdivided automatically using a Parcel Divider. Parcel Divider - Creates a line that automatically divides a Parcel Block.
Pad	The Pad section of the Site Layout tab is a collection of tools used to create and manage various types of parametric pads. Building Pad - Creates a polygon area that represents a building pad. Buildings can be customized using the properties of the area and sides. Other Pad - Creates a polygon area that represents a generic pad with properties that can be modified to represent many different pad types.
Pathway	The Pathway section of the Site Layout tab is a collection of tools used to create and manage Driveways, Sidewalks and Driveway connections. Driveway - Creates a linear element with properties that control its material and grading characteristics. Sidewalk - Creates a linear element with properties that control its material and grading characteristics.
Modify Phase	Allows you to change the design phase of objects from conceptual to Preliminary or Final design.

Grading

Grading group

Setting	Description
Limits of Disturbance	Creates a boundary for the proposed surface grading.
Grading Solver	Launches a process where the conceptual layout is converted into a 3D model and the grading is optimized for cost.
Problem View	Displays a graphical analysis of the optimized site grading.
Draped Breakline	Creates a linear element that breaks the existing TIN surface and sets interpolated elevations along the line.
Profiles	Used to generate a View that presents a desired feature in profile thus enabling the Vertical Geometry tools to interact with the chosen feature.
Constraints	Constraint Area - Creates a polygon area element with properties that control the slope characteristics within the area. Constraint Direction - Assigns a direction for slopes within the Constraint Area. Borrow Area - Create an area that can be used for cut if the site grading optimization needs to cut. Fill Area - Create an area that can be used for fill if the site grading optimization needs to fill.

Annotation

Annotation group

Setting	Description
Add Annotation	Allows you to annotate the selected element.
Update Annotation	Allows you to update the annotation for selected element.
Remove Annotation	Allows you to remove the selected annotation.

Tables

Tables group

Setting	Description
Parcel Table	It provides you information on the parcel in the parceling area. The area can be in square meters.
Line Table	It provides you information on number of lines in parceling table.
Curve Table	It provides you information on the curves in parceling table.