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      Creating a Site

      Locate & Lock your Site Area and Define the Bounds

      Follow the steps below to create a site:

      1. Search/Navigate to you site address
      2. Define the measurement system (Imperial/Metric)
      3. Resize the lockable site area with the Aspect Ratio slider. Your site will be created within this box
      4. You can now either: 
        1. Define your site area by parcel(s), drawing it, defining the metes & bounds.
        2. Select the typology/typologies you plan on working with

      Searching for your site

      You can search for your site by using its address or by its GPS coordinates (latitudinal / longitudinal).

      Click into the address field in the Navigation Tree, and enter the address or GPS coordinates (Copy/Paste these from Google/Apple maps).
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      Defining Your Site Boundary or Lock Site Area

      You can now create a site with one of three methods or lock your site area. Defining your site prior to locking the Site Area will ensure it fits within the locked area.

      Creating a site

      There are three ways of defining your site:

      •  Defining by Parcels
      • Drawing the boundary of the site
      • Enter the Metes and Bounds

      1. Draw Site

      To draw the site boundary, click the Draw Site button, and left click to select the bounds of your site.

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      2. Define by Parcels

      To select your parcels, hit the Define by Parcels button, then click and drag over the parcels you want. Releasing the left click will add all the parcels to your site

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      3. Metes and Bounds

      For Metes and Bounds, you enter your coordinates.

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      NOTE: When entering your coordinates, don't enter the last point as TestFit will auto-close the shape.

      Selecting Typologies & Locking your Site Area

      With your site defined, you can now select the typology/typologies you want to test within the locked site area. You will only be able to select typologies you have site credits for.

      • Residential, Hotel, Office, Storage, Retail, and Massing allow you to work with an adjustable 250 acre area.
      • Industrial and Data Center allows you to work within an adjustable 1500 acre area.

      If you plan on testing a site with hotels you will also need to select the Residential typology as it uses the same presets.

      Once your site area is locked you cannot readjust its size or location.