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Chief Architect X10 Reference Manual

Raised and Lowered Regions plateau but is level rather than following the
contours of the terrain.
The Raised Region tool creates a
raised area with a top surface that
is flattened like a plateau but follows the Flat Region
surface of the terrain. The Lowered Region
tool creates a depression with a bottom that
follows the terrain and is flattened.
Raised
Lowered Region
Region

There are two ways to add a Terrain Modifier
Raised to your plan:
Lowered Region
Region • Click once to place a modifier with end-
points that form a 10’ (4 m) square at that
Hills and Valleys location.
• Click and drag from end to end to draw a
The Hill and Valley tools create feature sized as needed. See “Rectangular
raised and lowered areas in the Polyline” on page 317.
terrain that come to a point rather than
flattening at their highest or lowest Terrain Modifiers can only be drawn when a
elevations. Terrain Perimeter is present, and will only
display in 3D when they are drawn within the
perimeter. See “Displaying Terrain” on page
1213.
Once created, Terrain Modifiers can be
Hill selected and edited in a variety of ways. See
Valley “Editing Spline Based Objects” on page 239.

Flat Regions Terrain modifiers can be blocked with
images and stored in the library for
The Flat Region tool creates an area future use. See “Creating Architectural
with a surface that is flattened like a Blocks” on page 970.

Terrain Feature Tools

Select Terrain> Feature to access Terrain Features are useful for creating
tools for drawing bounded areas that landscaping features because they have
follow the contours of the terrain rather than specified heights and materials. You can, for
modifying them. example, create paths and planting beds with

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