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Building On a Flat Plane in InfraWorks

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Have you ever placed a building in InfraWorks that looks like it's hovering in the sky? What happens is that sometimes the terrain has a lot of relief, and the building will sit with a portion on the ground and the other portion just hanging out in the air.

 

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Sure, you can rotate the building like so:

 

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However, I don't think you want to try to walk, or sleep in this building with that kind of a slope. So, how do we fix this? It's simple.


First, draw a coverage area around the building. Change your Manual Style to None.

 

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Hit the ESC key and you will then see your grips. Adjust to your liking. With the coverage area still highlighted, right-click on it and choose Shape Terrain:

 

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Once you do that, there will be a single arrow. Click the arrow and raise it up. Now your building will sit on a flat surface and look correct!

 

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Enjoy!!