Generate your first envelope

Model the deemed-to-comply building envelope for a Victorian lot and read its four headline metrics.

The envelope is what makes Land Axis more than a planning map: it takes the zone, the schedule and the Victorian deemed-to-comply standards and draws the building form they allow on this specific lot, then reports the height, storeys, floor area and coverage that come out of it.

1. 1

   Open the Envelope tab

   With a parcel selected, choose "Envelope". Until it is generated the tab reads "Envelope not generated".

2. 2

   Turn on the model

   Switch on "Show on map" in the strip above the tab content. The envelope is calculated for the parcel's zone and drawn on the map.

3. 3

   Read the confidence badge first

   The first row shows either "Deemed to comply" or "Indicative only".

4. 4

   Read the four headline metrics

5. 5

   Check what it was measured on

6. 6

   Note mandatory controls

7. 7

   Regenerate after changing the site