Visualize Site Contours in 3D
The terrain of a site can make or break a project. Use Terrain to visualize your site in 3D, and calculate siteworks using Cut & Fill.
Giraffe sources terrain data from the Mapbox Terrain-DEM v1 dataset, which uses data from multiple sources depending on the geographic region.
Mapbox Terrain-DEM v1 | Tilesets | Mapbox Docs
The Terrain app loads by default for all new projects.
Find the Terrain tools in the Mountain icon.
Click the icon to open the Terrain toolset.
Click “Enable Terrain” to add terrain to your project.
Once enabled, the terrain mesh will display in your project even while the app is inactive. You can turn it off later if desired.
Use the tools to control the visibility and style of the terrain, and how it interacts with your project geometry.
A. Turn the terrain off
B. Toggle terrain boundary.
On=Terrain Boundary matches Project Boundary
Off = Terrain boundary matches visible tiles
C. Toggle feature projection
On=Giraffe features will drape to terrain
Off = Giraffe features will ignore terrain
D. Terrain mesh offset from ground plane
0.0 = distance above ground plane matches real-world elevation
E. Drop terrain mesh to the ground plane
Drop button matches lowest point of terrain mesh to Giraffe ground plane
