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2016-10-31 02:35 PM
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2016-11-21 10:57 AM
Johan wrote:Make the site plan first. setup project locationJohan wrote:I am still puzzled about the usage of Sea Level. OK, I can use it in a project to position de model correctly (location). But I would imagine that I could also use it to reference several models to one site plan having them all sit at their correct elevation.
Sidenote: what about Z-levels?
How do you reference the buildings to a correct level? Each seperate building uses Project Zero as its own default level. Can one use Sea Level as a reference level to attach the seperate buildings to the Project Site on its correct level?
Example: 3 buildings on one site, all of them having a base floor level 30cm higher than the adjacent building. Story 0 for building A: 23,90m above sea level, Story 0 for building B: 24,20m above sea level, Story 0 for building C: 24,50m above sea level.
What I created in ArchiCAD, and hoped/expected would do the trick.
Siteplan.pln -> for convenience I've set Sea level to 23,90m -> identical to the building which sits the lowest on the terrain -> placed a terrain 150mm lower than project zero (so 23,75m above sea level)
Test_01.pln -> contains a cube (Building A) with its base set tot Story 0 / Sea Level: 23,90m
Test_02.plan -> contains a cube (Building B) with its base set tot Story 0 / Sea Level: 24,20m
Test_03.pln -> contains a cube (Building C) with its base set tot Story 0 / Sea Level: 24,50m
Adding all the buildings as a module to the siteplan.pln I hope Building A would sit just 15cm above the terrain, Building B would sit 45cm above the terrain and Building C would sit 75cm above the terrain.
Anyone?!
2016-10-31 03:11 PM
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2016-10-31 08:39 PM
Johan wrote:You need both. Site origin will help you deal with the master plan issues of locating, placing and orienting buildings. Each building's project origin will relate to the site origin. You could have each project origin have its own set of coordinates (preferably in a gridline crossing, not a building corner) as this will help you when coordinating the rest of the disciplines, and you just need a note on how each building relates to the site origin. As for Z levels, it is easier to use and relate every level to the site origin in writing, but keep each building main level in Z=0, so you can work each building separately to coordinate everything else. Hope it is clear.
Having several buildings on a large site, what would be the best approach on defining the zero point?!
Proposal 1: having a project zero for each of the buildings (preferably a specific corner of the building or the crossing of two axes).
Proposal 2: a site zero to which all other buildings refer to.
2016-11-01 01:08 AM
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2016-11-21 10:36 AM
Johan wrote:I am still puzzled about the usage of Sea Level. OK, I can use it in a project to position de model correctly (location). But I would imagine that I could also use it to reference several models to one site plan having them all sit at their correct elevation.
Sidenote: what about Z-levels?
How do you reference the buildings to a correct level? Each seperate building uses Project Zero as its own default level. Can one use Sea Level as a reference level to attach the seperate buildings to the Project Site on its correct level?
2016-11-21 10:57 AM
Johan wrote:Make the site plan first. setup project locationJohan wrote:I am still puzzled about the usage of Sea Level. OK, I can use it in a project to position de model correctly (location). But I would imagine that I could also use it to reference several models to one site plan having them all sit at their correct elevation.
Sidenote: what about Z-levels?
How do you reference the buildings to a correct level? Each seperate building uses Project Zero as its own default level. Can one use Sea Level as a reference level to attach the seperate buildings to the Project Site on its correct level?
Example: 3 buildings on one site, all of them having a base floor level 30cm higher than the adjacent building. Story 0 for building A: 23,90m above sea level, Story 0 for building B: 24,20m above sea level, Story 0 for building C: 24,50m above sea level.
What I created in ArchiCAD, and hoped/expected would do the trick.
Siteplan.pln -> for convenience I've set Sea level to 23,90m -> identical to the building which sits the lowest on the terrain -> placed a terrain 150mm lower than project zero (so 23,75m above sea level)
Test_01.pln -> contains a cube (Building A) with its base set tot Story 0 / Sea Level: 23,90m
Test_02.plan -> contains a cube (Building B) with its base set tot Story 0 / Sea Level: 24,20m
Test_03.pln -> contains a cube (Building C) with its base set tot Story 0 / Sea Level: 24,50m
Adding all the buildings as a module to the siteplan.pln I hope Building A would sit just 15cm above the terrain, Building B would sit 45cm above the terrain and Building C would sit 75cm above the terrain.
Anyone?!