fcwilt Posted June 6 Share Posted June 6 Hi. Please see attached. Due to the terrain the contractor suggested building the lower 3 feet of the rear wall out of concrete, with 'wings" to keep the terrain away from the side walls, allowing them to be stick built. I can get an approximation of that in CA but I have not used the various terrain features much in the past, so my skills are lacking. What is missing from this attempt is the "swale" that would be created to channel water away from the back of the structure. Can I achieve that look and, if so, how? Thanks much. Frederick Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
glennw Posted June 6 Share Posted June 6 I tink you firstly need to extend the retaining wall at 90deg to the end of the existing retaining wall. You can then use the terrain elevation tools like Elevation Line to shape the terrain around the corner. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fcwilt Posted June 7 Author Share Posted June 7 Thanks for the reply. I could do that but it doesn't solve the problem of needing a "swale" behind the back, so the land slopes down then back up as it reaches the back wall. Frederick Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark3D Posted June 7 Share Posted June 7 Use elevation lines to form swale drain. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fcwilt Posted June 7 Author Share Posted June 7 Thanks for the reply. I have tried that but multiple lines interact in ways that I find very hard to predict. However if such lines should do they job I will keep trying. Frederick 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark3D Posted June 7 Share Posted June 7 If you share your plan file I can have a go at it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fcwilt Posted June 8 Author Share Posted June 8 Hi Thanks for the offer. I'm on CA X17. Do you need the plan file or the project file? Frederick Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark3D Posted June 8 Share Posted June 8 Just plan file much smaller Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fcwilt Posted June 8 Author Share Posted June 8 Hi, Here is the exported plan file. Your help is much appreciated. Frederick Round Hill Garage Plan.zip Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark3D Posted June 8 Share Posted June 8 See if that is what you are looking for it is a bit rough Round Hill Garage mark edit.zip Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fcwilt Posted June 8 Author Share Posted June 8 Thanks much. That is close to what I was trying to create. I was thinking I only needed to use elevation lines but clearly it requires more than that. I need to spend more time working with the terrain elements. Thanks again. Frederick Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark3D Posted June 8 Share Posted June 8 Here is another way to do swale drain hole in terrain with a 3d molding its smoother finish but still not perfect Round Hill Garage mark edit molding.zip 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fcwilt Posted June 9 Author Share Posted June 9 That was a clever approach. I like it. Thanks for the idea. Frederick Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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