Site Planning Section

The Site Planning section provides commands for developing a site plan for a building project.

This page discusses:



Positioned Sketch
Opens the Sketch Positioning dialog box, where you specify a 3DEXPERIENCE plane to launch Sketcher within Buildings Space Planning. Positioned Sketch is only available if you have a valid Sketcher license.
See Using Sketcher


Open OSM Map
See Flyout for Open OSM Map.


Cast Shadows
See Flyout for Cast Shadows.


Geolocation B.I.
Opens the B.I. Essentials dialog box, where you can assess the geolocation positioning of products within the product structure.


Edit Geolocation
Opens the Geolocation Panel, where you can set up and modify a geolocation system.


Coordinate Converter
Converts coordinates from one system to another.
Geolocated Point
Creates a geolocated point and positions it in the target product.

Flyout for Open OSM Map



Open OSM Map
Opens an Import OSM dialog box, where you can import an osm file to create a site plan.
See Importing an OSM File.

Flyout for Cast Shadows



Cast Shadows
Shows the shadows cast by the building at a specified date and time.
See Performing a Cast Shadow Study.


Shadow Profiles
Generates solar shadow profiles for a specified day.
See Generating Shadow Profiles.


Shadow Durations
Generates solar shadow durations profiles for a specified day.
See Generating Shadow Duration Profiles.