Anyone know of user friendly design software for laying out a parcel with a dirt jump park and parking lot and buildings etc. Something like the valmont bike park map
Anyone know of user friendly design software for laying out a parcel with a dirt jump park and parking lot and buildings etc. Something like the valmont bike park map
Are you looking for a design software (Autocad / Civil 3D)
Are you looking for a 3D viz software (3D Max / Sketch-Up)
Are you looking for a graphic software to create a user map (Adobe Illustrator)
I definitely need to learn the software. I ain't gonna lie though, I kinda hate it when people think pretty drawings will work in real life just because the designs on paper (or screen) look great. It's almost like I'd rather just build it in the field, then do the drawings afterwards. You never know whether things are going to work exactly right until you're there. Always build a section and test ride it and tweak it before doing the next section. At the end, if things need tweaking, then do it. Never build exactly to paper or computer specifications!
Unfortunately, government types often need "plans" in order to approve things. So, always make it clear that the drawings are just a starting point and not exact dimensions and spacing.
I think contractors who are in the business of doing this all the time CAN present exact designs, because they're copying things they have already built in real life. Still, though, even slight gradient changes can throw off how a pump track or jumps feel. I have some encountered some horrible expensive examples of this. The contractor fell back on "well, that's what was agreed to and approved" and left town. Not cool.
I definitely need to learn the software. I ain't gonna lie though, I kinda hate it when people think pretty drawings will work in real life just because the designs on paper (or screen) look great. It's almost like I'd rather just build it in the field, then do the drawings afterwards. You never know whether things are going to work exactly right until you're there. Always build a section and test ride it and tweak it before doing the next section. At the end, if things need tweaking, then do it. Never build exactly to paper or computer specifications!
Unfortunately, government types often need "plans" in order to approve things. So, always make it clear that the drawings are just a starting point and not exact dimensions and spacing.
I think contractors who are in the business of doing this all the time CAN present exact designs, because they're copying things they have already built in real life. Still, though, even slight gradient changes can throw off how a pump track or jumps feel. I have some encountered some horrible expensive examples of this. The contractor fell back on "well, that's what was agreed to and approved" and left town. Not cool.
This is why it's called a concept drawing, not a detailed plan. One should not expect to see measures on something like this. All detailed plans are still CAD file with very precises measures, curves rates, elevation, etc. We now design all our BMX and bike park with Civil3D. Imagine an AutoCad package where you can play with the elevation and it calculate all the volumes automatically based on grade, soil type, landscaping, utilities, etc. Also, this kind of files works with robotic station so surveying needs are much different.
If you hire a pro, the plan will *always* work when implemented in the field. A pro knows the rules that make a jump works every single time, but also know when you can break the rules. There's a lot of good builder out there, very few pro designer.