Terraces
Draw a closed outline on a sloping site and it becomes a flat platform at the level you set, cut in where the ground is high and filled where it is low, with a graded edge at the batter you choose.
Every property, and what it does
Select a terrace and these are its rows.
Terrace
The platform's level and its edge.
| Field | What it does | Values |
|---|---|---|
| Level | The height the platform is cut or filled to. | Metres |
| Batter | How steeply its edge grades back to the slope. | 1 in a number |
| Area, Perimeter | What the platform measures. | Read from the plan |
In the site panel
Cutting the whole ground into bands.
| Field | What it does | Values |
|---|---|---|
| Terrace at | Cuts the ground itself into level bands at this interval, as opposed to drawing lines on it. Zero leaves it uncut. | Metres |
How the Terrace tool works
Open the Terrace tool
In the editor, open Site and choose Terrace, or type TERRACE (PADSITE).
Draw its outline
Click each corner of the platform and close it.
Set its level
Select it to set its level and the batter of its graded edge.
The ground is cut
The ground is cut and filled to it, on the plan and in 3D.
Terrace questions, answered.
What does a terrace do to the ground?
It makes a flat platform at its level: cut where the ground is higher, filled where it is lower, with a graded edge back to the slope.
How steep is the edge?
As steep as its batter, given as 1 in a number.
Read on
- Site plan docs: Plot boundary, levels, terraces and retaining walls.
- Ground Levels: Spot levels, contours and breaklines.
- Retaining Walls: Walls that hold earth back.