Where your edits go
The district as built is never changed. Your first edit asks for a name and starts a map of your own, which saves as you work. Everything below happens inside that map.
GEOFRAME DOCUMENTATION / WORKING IN A DISTRICT
Editing with Creator and CAD import
Massing studies in place, from a quick box to an imported IFC model, on the real lot.
Simple mode
Rough out a building with width, depth, floors and use, then place it on the real lot and walk around it. It is the fastest way to answer "how tall, how close, what does it block".
The 3D editor
- Place, move and size a building on the lot.
- Draw a freehand footprint and extrude it.
- Work planes: build on any face, at any height.
- Roofs, holes, grouping and snapping for detailed massing.
- Save a picture of the view for the report or the hearing.
AI assistant
Type what you want, such as "three-storey mixed use, retail at grade", and Creator drafts a starting model you can then edit shape by shape. The AI assistant is included in Pro.
Importing CAD and 3D models
- Drop the file
Drag a drawing or a model onto the Creator. Units and up-axis are read from the file.
- Let GeoFrame convert it
DXF footprints become extruded volumes, courtyards included. IFC comes in by building element, with walls, slabs, roofs, windows and openings cut. Meshes keep their materials.
- Place it
Set it on the real site, turn it, resize it and save it with the map.
Supported: DXF, DWG, IFC, OBJ, STL, glTF/GLB, PLY, DAE (Collada), 3DS and FBX. DWG is converted on the server when the converter is installed.
Getting work out
Save a picture of any view, or export a Creator model as .glb. Pro adds image and video export for flyovers. See Import and export formats for the full list.