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Chief Architect X10 Reference Manual

Terrain Wall and Curb Tools

Select Terrain> Terrain Wall and Use the Straight Retaining Wall tool
Curb to draw landscaping walls and draws a straight wall that holds back
curbs that follow the contours of the terrain. sloped terrain.
Straight and curved Terrain Walls and Curbs Use the Curved Retaining Wall tool
are drawn just as other walls are. See to draw a curved retaining wall.
“Drawing Walls” on page 356.
A Retaining Wall’s height is determined by
Terrain Walls and Curbs are examples of the elevation of the terrain on each side. By
Terrain Paths. Other examples include default, the height of the wall matches the
Sidewalks and Streams. See “Terrain Path terrain on the high side of the break and the
Specification Dialog” on page 1229. bottom matches the low side. If you insert a
Retaining Wall into flat terrain, it looks like a
Terrain Walls concrete strip in 3D views.
Use the Straight Terrain Wall tool to Once drawn, a Retaining Wall can be edited
draw a wall that sits on top of and much like other walls. See “Editing Walls”
follows the terrain. on page 367.

Use the Spline Terrain Wall to draw Terrain Curbs
a curved terrain wall. This wall is
drawn the same way as a CAD Spline. See Terrain Curbs are useful for creating curbs
“Splines” on page 321. around planting beds and along paths.
Once drawn, a Terrain Wall can be like other Use the Straight Terrain Curb tool
line-based objects. See “Editing Line Based to draw a straight landscaping curb.
Objects” on page 217 and “Editing Spline Use the Spline Terrain Curb tool to
Based Objects” on page 239.
draw a curved landscaping curb. This
Terrain walls are 5’ (1500 mm) high and con- curb is drawn the same way as a CAD
crete by default, but you can specify the Spline. See “Splines” on page 321.
material, height and more in the Terrain Path Once drawn, a Terrain Curb can be like other
Specification. See “Terrain Path line-based objects. See “Editing Line Based
Specification Dialog” on page 1229.
Objects” on page 217 and “Editing Spline
Based Objects” on page 239.
Retaining Walls
You can specify the height of straight and
The Retaining Wall tools function similarly spline terrain curbs on the GENERAL panel of
to Terrain Breaks, but include a wall. See the Terrain Path Specification. See “Terrain
“Terrain Breaks” on page 1206. Path Specification Dialog” on page 1229.

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