How to Model Elevations and Topography (Part 1) - ARCHICAD Mini-Series

Welcome to CONTRABIM's 10-Part Mini-Series on Earthwork and Excavations! Over this video series, you'll learn how to build up Topography, and excavate a volume, along with a number of other topics.

Part 1 - Elevations and Topography from Grade

(00:00) 1. Introduction to Mini-Series
(01:13) 2. Siteplan and Finish Grades
(03:05) 3. Building Section & Base Elevations
(03:40) 4. Project Location & Altitude Sea Level
(04:50) 5. Change Units to Meters
(05:06) 6. Eyedrop Mesh from Model Content Plan
(06:44) 7. Model Mesh to Site Boundary
(09:30) 8. Model Existing Building Pads
(10:50) 9. Magic Wand Building Pad Elevation Points
(11:25) 10. Set Elevations to Finish Grades
(21:05) 11. 3D Mesh Review
(21:20) 12. Compare PDF Sections to Topography

Coming Soon - Links to be posted shortly!

Part 2 - Topography from Linework Demo
Part 3 - 3D Site Boundaries with Morphs
Part 4 - Excavation Modeling Techniques
Part 5 - Model Excavation Massing
Part 6 - Adjust Excavation and add Shoring
Part 7 - Solid Element Operations
Part 8 - Back-Fills
Part 9 - Quantities and Estimating
Part 10 - Phased Views and Drawings