Creating a Terrain and Site Plan

This video will cover the terrain and site plan basics in Chief Architect. We will cover:

- How to create a site plan
- Draw terrain
- Slope the terrain
- Add terrain modifies

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[serviceallies]

Quick question, I've been using chief for about a month now and I love it. My computer seems a bit slow at handling the 3D portion of it and painting materials in a room can be a painful task as the computer struggles to keep up. I am thinking of building a new computer or replacing components of mine. Are there specific graphics cards or specs that are recommended to make the program run fast?

[knotsquaredesign]

Scott should use Thumbnails that represent more of what he is about to demonstrate.

[a-teamIL]

Nicely shown! Great master class. Is there a link to the video to import plat survey and trace (like you mentioned in your video)?

[rafeekhendricks]

Hi CA

What is the best way to draw to 2 houses seperately on the same terrain/site. I find that if you do a roof, then the program assumes the same roof for both houses.

I want to make seperate distinct roof designs for both homes.

Thanks

[coolcolt]

Nice job team! just what i wanted this christmas

[RobertWilliams-dnij]

What version of Chief he is using, because am using a 2022 version and when I get to cad settings I don't see the same features?

[malikto]

When I switch to plot plan view, I do not get anything like you show at :53. I just get an outline of the floor plan. How do you enable those Proposed Residence blocks?

[stevewort]

This is amazing IF you have the Premier edition. What about those of us Home Enthusiasts with the Architectural edition. While you can do some of this, the terrain perimeter is VERY clunky and wont snap to just any dimension like you show here, so it is nearly impossible to trace a real life terrain that isn't just a square box :(