Site Solver Typologies
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      Parking

      Use this feature to define the parameters for site-specific parking features.

      Definitions 

      • Type - adjust the type of parking used
        • Structured rect - rectangular parking garage defined by tray counts
        • Structured fill - parking garage fills whole site
        • Surface - surface parking

      For surface parked sites, there are 4 ways to define parking:

      • fill
      • free shape
      • offset
      • double-loaded drive aisles (The industrial configurator supports single loaded drive aisles)
      • Define - manually change the parking location
      • Entrance - toggle to add or remove an entrance to the garage 
      • Orientation - rotates garage 90 degrees
      • Tray count - adjust number of trays 
      • Minimum length - This parameter sets a minimum garage dimension to ensure ramping is possible. 
      • Padding - a buffer added around the perimeter of the garage
      • Levels above grade - number of levels of above grade garage
      • Levels below grade - number of levels of below grade garage 
      • Stall width - defines parking stall width
      • Stall depth - defines parking stall depth
      • Stall type - define multiple stall types of varying sizes
      • Max run - maximum length of adjacent parking stalls before a planter/gap is placed
      • Drive aisle width - width of the driveway
      • Drive aisle turn radius - minimum inside turn radius for the driveway
      • Ramp - toggle to enable or disable ramping
      • Max ramp slope - sets a max slope for the ramp
      • Column Buffer - adds a column buffer into the parking garage
      • Stall Spacing - sets number of stalls between the column buffer
      • Buffer Width - sets width of column buffer
      • Dead End Turnaround - sets the depth of a dead end parking turnaround

      Parking Types

      Structural Fillstructural fill

      Structural Rectanglestructural rectangle

      Surface Parkingsurface parked

      Changing Parking type (High Density)

      To change the parking type, use the dropdown by going to Site > Garage > Massing > Type and select the new type.

      change parking type

      Rotating orientation

      Structured parking

      Click the rotate button under Garage > Massing

      rotate garage

      Surface parking

      Click change next to row axis under parking > Detailed Parking

      surface parking

      Adjusting parking stall size

      Use the plus or minus button to change the stall width or depth. You can also update the stall size by entering a number.

      stalls

      Creating new stall types

      You can define stall sizes for different stall types in stalls panel.

      stalls panel

      For more information, please review this article on multi-size parking stalls.

      Defining garage location:

      Select define under Garage > Massing and click where you want the new location for the garage to be placed.

      NOTE: If a property line is defined, a garage may be placed within its bounds given the following criteria.

      1. The current garage parameter set will allow for a garage smaller than the existing size.
      2. The cursor location places the garage in a valid location that will not violate a set back or property line.
      3. The garage will be placed in an area as defined by the arrows and guides. Growth direction will be shown during the placement process.