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Patricia G.  
#1 Posted : Monday, May 29, 2006 12:00:00 AM(UTC)
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Hi bladerunner

If your question means how to draw a retaining wall with Punch: a retaining wall is as any other wall. You can use the straight wall tool or the curved wall tool and apply texture (materials) as necessary, and you can add a cap with the help of the floor tool
After this, you can use your topo tools to fit the levels and contours

If your question means how to build a retaining wall in real life, I don't know of any sw for this job. There are several parameters involved and not all the retaining walls can be executed with blocks and not all the blocks are OK for retaining walls.

However, if you are going to build a just simple wall, for landscape purposes, I'd suggest a visit to the "How to Library" of Lowes, you will find several articles

Hope this helps.

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Gardener, RB  
#2 Posted : Monday, May 29, 2006 12:00:00 AM(UTC)
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A curved retaining wall is easily made in the 3D Custom Workshop. Select 2D Top View. With the Polygon tool draw the outline of the wall - as if you were viewing the wall from the top. In the Options menu select Point Selection. Select all points except those at the ends of the wall. Apply Curve Smoothing (Options menu) to those points. By adjusting the amount of Curve Tension and the position of the points you should be able to get the desired shape. Click the Fly-Around (helicopter) to return to a 3D view. Return to Object Selection from Point Selection. Use the Extrude tool to convert the 2D shape into a 3D wall. Select either the Front or Side grid. Double Click the wall to get the Object Size function. Select Object Size in the dialog box. Change the value in the Height field to the desired height of the wall. In the Size From part of the dialog box select either Lower option. Click OK. Closing the Workshop will give you the option to add the wall to your plan. As Patricia suggests, make sure the real life wall is safe and meets code.
bladerunner  
#3 Posted : Tuesday, May 30, 2006 12:00:00 AM(UTC)
bladerunner

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I can't wait to get home and try this! Thanks. Now, how do I pile 'dirt' up behind the wall to elevate the ground (grass) to the top of the wall? No problem on figuring out the safety of my wall. I know I need to read all the stuff on the concrete masonry unit retaining wall sites to see how high I can go, etc.
Gardener, RB  
#4 Posted : Tuesday, May 30, 2006 12:00:00 AM(UTC)
Gardener, RB

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The Topo Designer, one of the Power Tools in AS 4000 is the principal way to adjust the topography (pile up dirt).
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