Site Design

Navigate the Workspace

Access Resources

Set Up Drawing Area

Import DWG

Drawing up the Site

Drawing a Building

Existing Trees

Setting Sun Position

Explore Example File

Create Hard Landscaping Areas

Create Hardscape Report

Create Steps

Draw Walls

Stepping Stones

Add Benches & Loungers

Draw Pillars & Roof Structure

Add Dimensions to Structure

Explore the Planting File & Graphics

Place Plants

Plant Tool

Define New Plant

Create Landscape Area

Create Plant Report

Create Sheet Layers

Create a Plan Viewport

Create 3D Rendered View

Create Additional Viewports

PDFs & Printing

Sloping Sites

Resources

What's New

Printable Steps Index

Additional Help Online

Solar Animation

In this video, we will use the Heliodon tool to create a solar animation.

To start, open the Exercise File, found in the Downloads section.

Further Exploration:

Quick Sun and Shadow Analysis

Downloads:

Printable PDF

Exercise File

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