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Use the Navigator and edit a base layer in Forma.
Type:
Tutorial
Length:
2 min.
Transcript
00:04
In Forma, the Navigator allows you to work with design concepts, known as proposals.
00:09
You can browse proposals included in the project, create new ones, and manage proposal and base layers.
00:17
Begin with a project already created and data added to the base layer.
00:22
Then, from the sidebar, select Navigator.
00:25
Here, you can access existing proposals or create new proposals.
00:31
You can also configure the layers within the project, such as any base layers.
00:36
From the Layers group, choose a layer and hover your cursor over Edit base.
00:42
Details about editing the base display.
00:46
A base includes objects reused across your proposals.
00:49
A project can have several bases, and you have the option to swap between bases.
00:55
You can add existing objects to a base, and you can draw new objects.
00:60
Note that objects like buildings and property boundaries are included in the project canvas and visible as a base layer
01:08
in the Navigator in the sidebar.
01:10
Select Edit base.
01:13
Then, in the canvas, select a few property boundaries.
01:17
Notice in the right panel, Property Boundary group, the amount of selected property boundaries display.
01:23
Select Define as Site Limit.
01:26
In the canvas, the site limits highlight.
01:29
In the right panel, the site area square footage also updates.
01:33
Select Done.
01:35
Using the Navigator in Forma allows you to edit base layers easily.
Video transcript
00:04
In Forma, the Navigator allows you to work with design concepts, known as proposals.
00:09
You can browse proposals included in the project, create new ones, and manage proposal and base layers.
00:17
Begin with a project already created and data added to the base layer.
00:22
Then, from the sidebar, select Navigator.
00:25
Here, you can access existing proposals or create new proposals.
00:31
You can also configure the layers within the project, such as any base layers.
00:36
From the Layers group, choose a layer and hover your cursor over Edit base.
00:42
Details about editing the base display.
00:46
A base includes objects reused across your proposals.
00:49
A project can have several bases, and you have the option to swap between bases.
00:55
You can add existing objects to a base, and you can draw new objects.
00:60
Note that objects like buildings and property boundaries are included in the project canvas and visible as a base layer
01:08
in the Navigator in the sidebar.
01:10
Select Edit base.
01:13
Then, in the canvas, select a few property boundaries.
01:17
Notice in the right panel, Property Boundary group, the amount of selected property boundaries display.
01:23
Select Define as Site Limit.
01:26
In the canvas, the site limits highlight.
01:29
In the right panel, the site area square footage also updates.
01:33
Select Done.
01:35
Using the Navigator in Forma allows you to edit base layers easily.
In Forma, the Navigator allows you to work with design concepts, known as proposals. The Navigator is used to browse proposals included in the project, create new ones, and manage proposal and base layers.
Begin with a project already created and data added to the base layer.
Here, you can access existing proposals or create new proposals. Layers within the project, such as any base layers, can also be configured.
Details about editing the base display.
A base includes objects reused across your proposals. A project can have several bases, and you have the option to swap between bases. Existing objects can be added to a base, and you can draw new objects.
Note that objects like buildings and property boundaries are included in the project canvas and visible as a base layer in the Navigator in the sidebar.
Notice in the right panel, Property Boundary group, the amount of selected property boundaries display.
On the canvas, the site limits highlight. In the right panel, the site area square footage also updates.
Using the Navigator in Forma allows you to edit base layers easily.
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