Manually mark an exclusion area as 'not buildable'

Go to the parcel asset details page 

To manually mark hazards and exclusion areas, you must first go to the asset details page. This is a mandatory step, as the process will not work on a project's page. 

Once on the asset details page, you have two options to select a parcel: 

• From the project map
• From a project or Portfolio view

From the project map

1. Select the parcel on the map that you want to amend
2. In the parcel pop-up window, choose Select

The parcel asset detail page will automatically open in a new tab

From a project or Portfolio view

1. Expand the asset table in the bottom drawer
2. Navigate to the Parcels tab
3. Select the link with the parcel name (not the project)

The parcel asset detail page will automatically open in the same tab

Trace or copy the exclusion from a layer

Use drawing tools to trace or copy the exclusion from a layer:

1. Display object(s) for tracing. There are two ways to do that:

• Enable a layer from the catalog 
• View all polygons associated with a given parcel (parcel boundary, Constraint map drawings, etc.) from the Drawings tab on the left panel.

2. Enable the drawing tools: Map Tools > Draw/ Add Marker

3. Trace out the exclusion using one of the drawing tools (e.g. draw a polyline to mark the location of a pipeline, a polygon to mark out an area, etc.). 

If you're using a layer, click on the object in the desired layer and choose Copy to save the hazard to the map as a drawing. 

(Optional) Add setback/buffer to the exclusion area

1. Right-click the drawing on the map. To hide any drawings that obscure your work, open the Drawings tab, and click the eye icon next to the object(s) you want to hide.

2. In the pop-up, select Create Buffer and input a desired buffer/setback. 

This will create a buffer/setback around the original drawing, as shown in the image below. 

Create a composite geometry

Multi-Select the drawings in map selection menu

1. Hold down CTRL key (Macs: Command key) while clicking each drawing with cursor
2. If needed, show hidden drawings:

• Drawings tab > select the eye icon next to the drawing
• Continue to hold down CTRL while clicking the buildable area polygon  

Run composite geometry

1. From the design dropdown menu select design and then build composite geometry 

This will display radio buttons next to each item.

2. Select the button next to the buildable area polygon once to include it
3. Select the button next to each drawing (or the buffer drawing if one was applied) twice to exclude them
4. Leave the button next to the parcel name empty
5. Select Build

Update the buildable area

After selecting Build in the previous step, a pop-up will appear on the map.

Select Update Buildable Area to finish updating the buildable area polygon and calculated area.

This will finish updating the buildable acreage calculation and the new buildable area will be displayed on the map and in the calculated acreage section on the left-side of the asset details window. 

The new calculated acreage will also be reflected on the project (you may need to refresh when navigating back to the project).