Free tools
Free tools for site work
Calculators that work on the page and map makers that draw from real data for any place on Earth. No account for the calculators; the map makers are free for a 350 m ring.
FAR calculatorFloor area ratio, buildable floor area, footprint and floors for a plot.OpenSun path diagramThe sun’s track over any city on the solstices and the equinox.OpenShadow length calculatorHow long a building’s shadow is, and which way it falls, at any time.OpenWind roseWhere the wind comes from through a year, from real hourly data.OpenDrawing scale converterPaper to site distances, and the scale that fits your site on a sheet.OpenFigure-ground map makerA figure-ground plan of any place, in PDF, SVG, PNG or DWG.OpenBuilding height mapBuildings coloured by height or storeys, for any place.OpenBuilding age mapBuildings coloured by when they were built, where the data has it.OpenSite section makerA section through the site and its neighbours, from real heights.OpenStreet hierarchy mapMain roads to lanes around a site, by how much they carry.OpenAccessibility mapHow easily the site is reached on foot and by transit.OpenSite plan in DWGBuildings, roads and context as a layered DWG or DXF for AutoCAD.Open
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UrbanEyesUse casesThe jobs architects and planners do with UrbanEyes, from site analysis to the client deck.UrbanEyesTemplatesBoards that open laid out for the meeting you are about to run.UrbanEyesMaps2D and 3D site maps in 14 formats.UrbanEyesUrbanEyes LinkSend models from Rhino and SketchUp to boards.
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