The dsh Terrain Building Test

[Gary Doski]

BTW: 20' for f.f. is wrong since that puts f.f. at grade. Should be 20'8" for monoslab. (4" for slab + 4" stone fill) -- Just Nit Picking to aggravate my "virtual web" friend -- I play golf very badly and calif is too far for a match.

Attached is latest plan. How do I get the primary contours to read both local elev. and sea level using regions? Back of lot can not graded, too many trees.Keep in mind, I never do this. I just add a note of sea level to the local maker ref and everything is acceptable -- But what if?

Gerry,
These people have a pond/moat around the house! Is this the existing or proposed? Or are just trying to see if this can be done with regions?

[gteacher]

Garry

This is a existing lot with actual site survey. The lot was excavated 50+ years ago for a farm drainage line and left in this state. Owners are trying to build there because it is an inherited lot and a freebee. Most of the lot can not be graded because of number of trees. The location picked is the only one economical considering fill required if total regrading is rejected.

The amount of fill needed here might make this unpractical. -- my point to Owner - but who knows. That's why I overlaid the pad on the site data.

My point is that regions are not feasible here. Only option if sea level data would be required is mass selection and raise/lower of all points to new level. Easy enough, but does not require setting pad elev or anything else to zero. I would leave auto-cal on with adjustment and everything would line up.

Also note that in my area, this is not required. Only one data point at sea level need be shown. We're still talking 6 vs half dozen.

[Gary Doski]

My point is that regions are not feasible here.

It is very doable with the region tool, I was just asking as it is a bit strange.
You also said that this detail is not required, begs the question of why you would be wasting your time?

[lbuttery]

just a link to Scott's video for Gerry:
http://www.chieftalk.com/showthread.php?t=57672

keeps everything in one thread

Lew

[lbuttery]

Glenn:

I just downloaded your 3 plans that you posted earlier
and the Terrain relative to floor elevations with custom Pad Elevation.plan
was empty

If you have it, please post it

If not, don't worry about it

Lew

[dshall]

Please please please add the terrain contour adjustment option, working on a tough site and would love to be able to flip back and forth between contours relative to sea level and back to relative to finish floor, please.

[dshall]

I hope you guys fix this *&^$%&&* thing, I am so *&&^&^^ off, this should be easy, think Steve Jobs, we are just a bunch of idiots, this mathematical gymnastics crap is for the birds, please make this intuitive................

[Gary Doski]

I hope you guys fix this *&^$%&&* thing, I am so *&&^&^^ off, this should be easy, think Steve Jobs, we are just a bunch of idiots, this mathematical gymnastics crap is for the birds, please make this intuitive................

Scott, it's not broken, and it's not hard to do. Yes, It can be made better, but that goes for every thing in the world.

[dshall]

Scott, it's not broken, and it's not hard to do. Yes, It can be made better, but that goes for every thing in the world.

I ain't as smart as you Gary, I know it isn't broken, but it sure could be easier to use.
Hey CA, if you don't know how to program this little request, check with Big Joe, he could probably do it on his lunch break.

[Gary Doski]

Hey CA, if you don't know how to program this little request, check with Big Joe, he could probably do it on his lunch break.

Yah Scott, This will get them to jump right on it

[dshall]

Yah Scott, This will get them to jump right on it

This is coming from someone who has never been able to succeed in any of my auto roof challenges. Gary, let's agree to disagree.

[Gary Doski]

This is coming from someone who has never been able to succeed in any of my auto roof challenges. Gary, let's agree to disagree.

Maybe you should consider some training.

[perryh]

That coming from someone who doesn't help unless he get paid for it.

[lbuttery]

Gary does help and helps often

He chooses the level he wants to assist at, just as all of us do

Lew

[dshall]

Maybe you should consider some training.

I will glad to pay for some good training, do you have anybody in mind?