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.
Terrain is off by default.
There are 2 terrain modes to choose from:
Add buildings pads, adjust elevation datum, and calculate cut & fill. Only Giraffe geometry drapes.
Purely visual. GIS data drapes.
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
On=Terrain Boundary matches Project Boundary
Off = Terrain boundary matches visible tiles
On=Giraffe features will drape to terrain
Off = Giraffe features will ignore terrain
