Generate Massing in Urban Planner

Generate mass-based presets, then edit!

  • Under the Mass-Based typology, the Podium - Low Detail and Wrap - Low Detail presets can be assigned deal specific parameters that can generate solves onto sites.
  •  First, locate the site and draw the site boundary.
  • Activate the Preset Prompt and select a preset, either the Podium - Low Detail or Wrap - Low Detail preset.
  • With the Multifamily layer selected in the Nav Tree, scroll down to the Property Panel. The shape type will be set to AutoMass.

  • The Property Panel provides the ability to adjust parameters of the mass like depth, orthographic, divide courtyards, courtyard aspect ratio, and more.
  • The depth of the mass adjusts the overall dimension from the front to back facade as indicated below.
  • Padding
  • The orthographic toggle turned on will constrain the solve to be orthogonal or have 90-degree edges.
  • The divide courtyards toggle turned on will allow the mass to create more courtyards. If it is toggled off, it will combine the courtyards into one.
  • The courtyard aspect ratio will set a ratio for the depth to the height of the courtyard.

  • Overlap