Plan Your Site
Add A Site
1. Right-click on the browser window and click ‘Add Site’.
2. Pick a polyline from AutoCAD
3. The polyline is linked to Planary as a ‘New Site’. You can edit the polyline in AutoCAD at any time, and the site will be updated instantly.
4. By Selecting the site from the 3D view or the browser, you can input site information such as site name, zoning, ownership, and site description (optional) under the properties window.
Add Building
- To add a building go to Planary browser window → right-click on the site → ‘Add New Building’ (multiple buildings could be added to the site).
Add Building Parts
The next step in creating a building is to add parts such as a podium or tower.
1. Sketch your building in AutoCAD using polylines.
2. Go to the browser window, right-click on ‘Building’ → ‘Add Building Part’.
3. Pick the polyline from AutoCAD to create the first building part.
4. When a ‘Building Part’ is selected (select the element from the browser or the 3D view), go to the properties window and input the following parameters:
- Name
- Number of floors
- Floor height (measured from floor to floor)
- Use for that building part
- Building section: Type representation of building parts (tower, podium, etc)
- Use the check box to include or exclude from the TFA (Total Floor Area).
5. To add another building part above the previous one (stacked), go to the browser window, right-click on the building part → ‘Add Building Part’ and pick the corresponding polylines from AutoCAD.
We’ve just created a basic study with one building in Planary using only polylines.
Continue to the next article to understand how to read the analysis and statistics of your study.