Site Modelling

[Ilan Blumberg]

Using VW Architect with Renderworks. Trying to get my head around Site Modelling. Have been unable to generate a textureable surface or create sections from the site model. have been using the "2d Polygons to 3d Polys" to generate model.

Any advice for a novice site modeller would be appreciated.

[zero]

Well here's my two cents worth;

Site modelling is a bit mongrelly. I do the site model as a seperate file, then use workgroup referencing to 'insert' it into my drawing. That when, WHEN a problem develops, I can delete it and start again. You'll notice from previous posts that sometimes parts of site models are undeletable, and cause problems.

I haven't had any problem with displaying the solids like you mention. I guess you need to check all you classes are turned on, and that you are in a 3d view of the correct layer.

HTH

[P Retondo]

Ilan, once you have the 3d polys you still have to create the model using the appropriate command ("Site model" in version 10). The model is automatically generated as a symbol and inserted into an automatically-created layer. Look in your resource palette to see if a symbol for a DTM has been created. You can re-insert it into the drawing anywhere you want, just like any other symbol. To edit it (change its color, etc.), you would need to convert an instance to to a group or edit it as a symbol.

If you follow the manual's instructions carefully, you will have success. The process is a bit non-intuitive.