Vectorworks Landmark Tutorial Ep 7 - Using Site Modifiers

We’ve officially moved from Patreon to The 3BY9 Studio on Skool! 👉 Join free & grab your files: https://tinyurl.com/3mdue9h4 - Download the working .vwx exercise file from this video, grab our free "Lite" Starter Template, and get your CAD questions answered. Download the Project Files: You can follow along directly with the Episode 07 .vwx checkpoint file. It includes the completed structural retaining walls from Episode 06, allowing you to jump straight into integrating them with the 3D terrain. In this episode of the Residential Landscape Design series, we tackle one of the most critical aspects of landscape BIM: Site Modifiers. A professional landscape model must accurately reflect how structural elements interact with the earth. We are not just drawing 2D lines; we are using intelligent planar pads and retaining wall modifiers to sculpt the 3D Digital Terrain Model (DTM). This workflow ensures your hardscape elevations are viable and prepares your file for accurate cut/fill calculations down the line. As well as allowing landscape areas to be accuratly created on the digital terrain model. What we cover in this workflow: Planar Pad Modifiers: Establishing perfectly flat elevations for your building shells, patios, and hardscapes. Retaining Wall Modifiers: Wrapping your structural walls with grade limits and modifiers to accurately step the earth around them. Site Model Interaction: Updating your DTM, managing layer hierarchies, and troubleshooting common geometry conflicts to keep your 3D terrain clean. Chapters: 00:00 - Introductions and Ep Scope 01:00 - What is a site model? Basic settings 04:20 - Hardscape Site Modifier basic 07:25 - Retaining Wall Site Modifiers 13:25 - Planar Pads and the Site Modifier Tools 17:51 - Tidying up the site model and helpful tips 36:45 - Open Edge Line Modifier Tool 42:20 - Live Site Modelling, tidying up 44:10 - Draped Hardscapes and showing their elevation 47:42 - More Hardscape/Site Model Tidyup 50:35 - Project review, outro and next episode About the Series: This video is part of the 3BY9 Residential Landscape Design series. It is a practical roadmap for students and landscape designers looking to standardize their baseline CAD and BIM workflows—taking a project from a blank file to a published documentation set in Vectorworks Landmark. Watch the full playlist here:    • Vectorworks Landmark - Residential Landsca...   Work clean. Draft smart. Welcome to 3BY9.