DOCOgrade beta now available
Free surface, grading, design and annotation tools
The DOCOgrade plugin is a set of design tools for efficiently creating, measuring and documenting landscape surfaces. The plugin supports a surface grading workflow that has been designed to support Landscape Architects, Architects & Civil Engineers.
The tool consists of a set of commands for creating accurate grade curves, dynamic grade annotation types (Spot grade, Spot Grade and Point to Point Grade) and a customisable layer structure supporting an efficient and accurate surface generation workflow.
Draw grade lines in working model to easily determine falls across site, particularly useful for DDA access design elements.
Tools to measure grades and elevations. Measure height of any object relative to selected surface or from point to point.
Add dynamic surface grade annotations including Contour Elevation Labels, Point Elevations, Point Grades and Point to Point Grades. These dynamic annotations are updated along with surface design changes.
Quickly determine basic cut and fill analysis.
Automatically generate surface TIN based on the design curve network.
Layers and annotation styles can be mapped to an existing template file allowing you to maintain consistent naming and styling across projects.
Contours are automatically generated in 2d and 3d. Contours can optionally contain elevation labels.
Display modes to instantly review surface grades for planting, drainage and accessibility.
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User documentation, guides and tutorials for all DOCOlab software can be found at the documentation site docs.docolab.com.au.
Yes. DOCOgrade will always be free and we are planning to share the code base as open source.
Triangulation of curve networks provides the most efficient and reliable way of generating complex & irregular topographic surfaces however the DOCOgrade workflow provides seamless integration of standard Rhino NURBS surfaces into the generated mesh – bringing together the best of both worlds.