Courtyards and Towers
A courtyard or tower is a special type of building that allows you to create complex building structures.
A courtyard/tower is a special building type where you define the courtyard/tower inside a standard building. Although this results in overlapping structures, a courtyard/tower object has a higher priority and will not lead to validation errors. Towers and courtyards are indicated in yellow (when unselected) in the X/Y view and 3D view.
- Courtyard: The height of the courtyard is less than the height of the standard
building that contains it.
Figure 1. Top view of the courtyard (on the left) and 3D view (to the right). The Fill Objects display setting was disabled for demonstrative purposes. - Tower: The height of the tower is greater than the height of the standard
building that contains it.
Figure 2. Top view of the tower (on the left) and 3D view (to the right).