upFront.eZine: Interactive Site Design: TestFit from Building Forge

Ralph Grabowski interviews Clifton HarnessTestFit is unique among software programs in that urban planners can interactively design and change site plans, taking into account building densities, offsets, parking lots, road alignments, and more. (See figure 1.) The work is done parametrically, with a touch of generative design thrown in. "Let's get rid of placing tracing paper over satellite photos," ceo Clifton Harness told me that was his impetus.