Definitions
Road type dimensions and parameters can be customized as needed.
- Name - what the street section is called
- Sidewalk - paths that generate crosswalks in intersections
- Buffer - zoned area that separates a sidewalk, drive, parking or bus lane. Typically used for medians or setting back buildings from the road
- Drive - area that is driven on by a vehicle
- Parking - area reserved for street-side parking
- Remove - removes a specific feature
- White drag handles - drag up and down to adjust the sequence of features.
Databases
There are two databases of road types that are installed in TestFit.
default
new urbanist
Accessing the road editor
Select editor in the roads panel.
You'll be brought into the editor, where you can edit existing features or add new ones to create custom road types.
Creating a new road library
Once you have created a new group of road types, save it to the cloud so that you can use those new types in other schemes and deals.
Drawing a road
Select the desired street section, then draw two points in the plan view.
To finish drawing roads, hit Escape or select the desired street again.
NOTE: Enclosing an area with roads will let you apply a preset to that area without defining a site.
Adding a point
Right + click a road segment > add point
Changing road type
Right click a road segment > select Change Type > select nee type.
Creating a curved road
Left click drag the road to convert them to curves.
Straightening a road
Right click the road and select straighten.
Generating an intersection
Draw a second road across the first road.
Manipulating drawn roads
Hover over a road's endpoint then left click drag that same endpoint.
Midpoint Grip
There is a handle in the middle of road segments that can be moved to slide the entire road segment at once.
NOTE: At this time, only 64 road segments are support in any single deal