Novapoint Road Library

Use this function to design and draw parking lots along the selected baseline.

• Parking lots can be designed parallel, perpendicular, or at a desired angle to the baseline.
• The total length of the parking lot will also be calculated (depending on the number of vehicles, length/width, and angle of parking) and displayed.
• The parking lot will be drawn to the current layer.

Run the function from the following locations:

MOUS_ICO Toolbar: Tools: Parking Lot Design
MOUS_ICO Menu: Road > Tools > Parking Lot Design

Command prompts for:

Pick a baseline:

Select the reference line (road edge line of the carriageway or shoulder/line/arc/polyline/Quadri object), along which parking lot is to be designed.

• A preview of the parking lot with default values will be shown.
• The dialog 'Parking Lot Design' will pop up.

Select the design vehicle from the pull-down menu for the parking area.

• The length and width required to park the selected design vehicle will be displayed in the fields 'Length' and 'Width' (metres).

• Chainage: Define the start chainage for a parking lot.
  • The start chainage can also be selected from AutoCAD using the button 'Move'.
• Count: Define the number of vehicles for parking using the spin buttons or enter the numeric value.
• Length (metre): Define the length of the parking area for each vehicle.
  • The default length depends on the selected design vehicle.
• Width (metre): Define the width of the parking area for each vehicle.
  • The default length depends on the selected design vehicle.
• Distance between (metre): Define the minimum gap to be provided between adjacent parking slots.
• Angle: Define the angle (grad) of parking at the edit field.
  • For parallel parking, define 0.
  • For perpendicular parking, define 100.
• Total width (metre): The function calculates the total length/width required for the parking lot depending on the angle of the parking lot, number of vehicles, length/width of parking slot, and the gap between parking slots. The total width will be displayed in this field.

• The orientation of the parking lot with respect to the reference line is to be defined.
• Mark the desired radio button.

• The parking lot can be guided to the desired chainage by moving the cursor/mouse of AutoCAD.
• To fasten the parking lot again click the left mouse button.
• Alternatively, the parking lot can be moved to the desired chainage by defining the chainage at the field 'Chainage'.

Use the button 'OK' to draw the parking lot.