Calculating Grade for a Site ModelCalculating Grade for a Site ModelThe Grade tool is available in all Vectorworks Design Series products, but its site model functionality requires additional features that are available only in the Landmark product. For information on creating solid sections from grade objects, see Creating a Solid Section from Grade Objects.
The Grade tool is in the Site Planning tool set (Designer and Landmark workspaces) and the Building Shell tool set (Architect and Spotlight workspaces).
When used for site planning, the Grade tool annotates terrain slopes on site plan documents.
Networks of grade objects can be created to show slope characteristics across a surface. Grade objects can be used in conjunction with a site model, and can modify the site model. In addition, 3D loci can be generated from grade object elevations, and used as the basis of creating a site model.
The Grade tool has three modes:
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Mode |
Description |
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Insert |
Draws a grade object based on set elevation parameters or a site model |
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Edit Elevation |
Changes the elevation value of one or more existing grade objects |
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Update |
Updates all grade objects in the drawing, applying current preference settings and updating any overlapped elevation points |
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Preferences |
Sets the default global preferences for the grade object |
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