SITE & GRADING PLANS CHAPTER 6

SITE ANALYSIS: DRAINAGE TRAFFIC (VEHICULAR, PEDESTRIAN, TRANSPORTATION) WEATHER (RAIN, SUN, SNOW, WIND) VICINITY NEIGHBORHOOD CHARACTER (BOTH POSITIVE AND NEGATIVE ELEMENTS)

SITE ANALYSIS: TOPOGRAPHY ZONING (EASEMENTS, COVENANTS) PAST, PRESENT, AND FUTURE CONDITIONS

SITE ANALYSIS: BOUNDARIES SETBACKS LOT SHAPE (ORIENTATION) SITE UTILITIES (ELECTRIC, GAS, TELEPHONE, TV, WATER)

VICINITY MAP LOCATION PLAN

PLAT MAP COMPASS QUADRANT

PLAT MAP: BOUNDARY BY QUADRANTS VIA POINT OF BEGINNING (POB)

PLAT MAP: DETERMINE ADDED BOUNDARIES BY COMPASS DIRECTION

PLAT MAP: COMPLETED

SITE PLAN: LOCATE THE BUILDING ENVELOPE ON THE PLAT MAP.

TOPOGRAPHY MAP

TOPOGRAPHY MAP/SECTION

TOPOGRAPHY EQUIPMENT

SITE PLAN

GRADING: CUT & FILL PARTIAL SECTION

DRAINAGE PLAN

 Ability for fire engines to maneuver site Circulation Plan

LANDSCAPE PLAN

IRRIGATION PLAN

Chapter 18 ADDING A SITE WITHIN REVIT WITHIN REVIT, YOU WILL FIND A HAND FULL OF SITE TOOLS. THESE TOOLS ARE UNDERRATED, AND CAN BE OF REAL USE FOR YOU.

Chapter 18 SPLITTING THE SURFACE AND CREATING SUB REGIONS ADDING A MASS OF DIRT AND GRASS IS NICE, BUT PERHAPS WE NEED AREAS WHERE THERE ARE DIFFERENT MATERIALS, PAVEMENT AND ROADWAYS. REVIT HAS TOOLS TO DEAL WITH THAT.

Chapter 18 ADDING SITE COMPONENTS TREES, SHRUBS AND ANYTHING THAT GROWS OUT OF THE GROUND. WE CAN ADD IT INTO OUR MODEL. THE BEST THING ABOUT THESE ITEMS IS THE FACT THAT THEY ARE HOSTED AT WHATEVER ELEVATION THEY ARE PLACED ON IN THE SITE.

Chapter 18 ADDING CONTOUR PROPERTIES AND LABELS JUST LIKE EVERYTHING ELSE IN REVIT, A TOPOSURFACE IS A PARAMETER DRIVEN ITEM. THAT MEANS WE CAN REACH IN AND DERIVE INFORMATION.

Chapter 18 ADDING BUILDING PADS TO DISPLACE EARTH BUILDING PADS ARE TO BE CONSIDERED “SITE SLABS”. THIS IS BECAUSE A PAD IS PLACED JUST LIKE A FLOOR. THE ONLY DIFFERENCE IS THE FACT THAT A PAD ALLOWS THE SITE TO STICK TO IT.

Chapter 18 ADDING A PROPERTY LINE PROPERTY LINES ARE BASED ON NORTHING EASTING COORDINATES. THERE IS ALMOST NOTHING IN REVIT THAT IS JUST “DUMB” LINES.

Chapter 18 CREATING A TOPOSURFACE BY INSTANCE WE CAN ALWAYS GET OUR TOPOGRAPHY INFORMATION FROM CIVIL 3D! SURE WHY NOT. IF YOUR CIVIL ENGINEER DID THE WORK, DON’T JUST THROW IT AWAY!

Chapter 18 CREATING A GRADED REGION THAT’S RIGHT! WE CAN MOVE EARTH IN REVIT. WHEN YOU ALTER THE ELEVATION IN AN AREA OF AN EXISTING TOPOSURFACE, REVIT WILL MAKE THE DETERMINATION AS TO IF IT IS A CUT OR A FILL.

Chapter 18 ORIENTATING A SITE REVIT ALLOWS EACH VIEW TO BE ORIENTATED TO EITHER PROJECT NORTH, OR TRUE NORTH. THIS ALSO PLAYS AN IMPORTANT ROLE IN ENERGY MODELING AND SOLAR STUDIES.