Placing a Retaining Wall in the Terrain

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QUESTION

What is the ­easiest way that I can add a retaining wall to my terrain?

ANSWER

Use the Retaining Wall tool to easily place retaining walls in your terrain. Retaining walls are automatically drawn with footings and a terrain break, which creates a sharp drop in the terrain along the wall. 

To create a retaining wall

1. Open the plan in which you would like to add a retaining wall.
   
   
   
2. Navigate to Terrain> Terrain Wall and Curb> Straight Retaining Wall .
   
   
   Note: In most cases, you will first want to have a terrain perimeter present in your plan prior to creating terrain walls. To quickly and easily add a terrain perimeter, navigate to Terrain> Create Terrain Perimeter from the menu. 
   
   
3. When the Straight Retaining Wall tool is active, your cursor will turn into a cross and you can click and drag to create a retaining wall in the terrain.
   
   
   
4. Once the retaining wall has been created, select Terrain> Build Terrain to apply the changes to your terrain.
   
   
   Note:To see any changes in the terrain, you will also need to add Elevation Data.
   
   
5. Lastly, select 3D> Create Perspective View> Perspective Full Overview to see the retaining wall in a camera view.