The dsh Terrain Building Test

[dshall]

For over 4 years I have always set the PAD ELEVATION at zero. For the last 4 years I have always added a terrain region to then modify the PAD ELEVATION ht. It works great.... until I want the contours to read as my topo from surveyor, something I rarely get until after my house and pad has been built. Which now means I need to change the pad elevation and the terrain regions accordingly. I get that, I get that, I get that. No problem, easy peasy.

Glenn, you want to start building your new project but you do not have a topo, what do you set your pad elevation at? Probably zero. You still do not have a topo yet you want to drop your pad down below the f.f., how do you do it? Probably terrain regions. You now have your model built and your terrain built and now the surveyor gives you the actual topo map, how do you update your model.

The explanation for this line of thinking, and I have said this before, 97% of the time my model and building pad is built before I get the topo. Should I get the topo prior to beginning model, maybe, but it rarely happens.

You do not need to answer these questions, I am assuming you do it the same way I do.

EDIT: Glenn, I retract the statement that you probably do it the same way.... we get to the same place but take different routes. 99.7% of the time I initially build my building pad relative to house and then adjust later if I get a topo map.