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2D-Parking Lot Design?

  • 1.  2D-Parking Lot Design?

    Posted 03-16-2022 08:11
    Given a list of parking parameters for "x"-number of cars,  will TBC automatically design a 2-D parking lot for us?

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    Bruce Rader
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  • 2.  RE: 2D-Parking Lot Design?

    Posted 03-16-2022 13:28
    Highly unlikely Bruce.  The only scenario where this might be possible is a perfectly square, or rectangular parking lot with no unusual shapes or spaces.  Further, code for parking spaces varies by municipality.  There are different rules for commercial vs retail vs residential areas.  Some lots use angled parking spaces.  Others use 90° spaces.  Space between parking rows also varies in code requirement by municipality.  You may have islands near the ends of rows, bushes and landscaping, etc.  No way TBC will spit this out with nothing but a number of cars.

    Sounds like an interesting coding project though.  Maybe something that asks for all of those types of input and then gives you a good starting point.  You'll probably be doing a lot of offsetting and angle definition.

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    Brian C

    ~"Always do your best, even when no one is looking."
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