Platform tutorials

Learn how to use the Explore and Develop tools on our platform

Scroll down to view the videos in our suggested order or skip ahead to one of the following videos:

  1. Explore tool

  2. Site Creation

  3. Develop tool: Basic Massing

  4. Develop tool: Complex Massing

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Intro to the Explore tool

00:00 Introduction
00:22 Navigation
01:27 Measurement tools
02:22 Layer list
03:27 Pop-ups
04:02 Parcel selection
05:19 Parcel reports

Intro to Site Creation

00:00 Introduction
00:42 Creating a site with parcels
01:33 Drawing a custom site
03:17 Reloading and sharing sites
04:18 Subdividing a site

Intro to the Develop tool: Basic Massing

00:00 Introduction
00:32 Defining your site
01:10 Basic massing inputs
03:09 Basic massing inputs: Building height and floorplates
03:42 Basic massing inputs: Styling
04:15 Development reports
04:55 Exporting floor area summaries
05:19 Saving and sharing 3D massings

Develop tool: Complex Massing

00:00 Introduction
00:36 Setbacks and stepbacks
01:08 Setbacks and stepbacks: Define site boundaries
03:08 Setbacks and stepbacks: Setbacks
03:28 Setbacks and stepbacks: Stepbacks
04:13 Adding angular planes
05:06 Adding angular planes: Angular plane inputs
05:51 Multi-massing
06:44 Multi-massing: Two towers with one podium
08:16 Massing legend & warnings
09:01 Running shadow studies
10:13 Exporting 3D models

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