Application of 3D-aided Design in Urban Planning

Abstract

To better express the design scheme, planners have always expected to present the design scheme vividly before construction and implementation. Compared with traditional aided design expression methods such as expression charts, sand table models, animation, etc., aided design techniques can show the design scheme better, which is conducive to adjusting and optimizing the scheme. In this paper, the concepts, characteristics, implementation methods of scheme expression charts, sand tables, 3D animation, aided design, and other scheme representation means as well as their application in the field of urban planning are briefly introduced. In addition, the latest application study of aided design technique in urban planning management of Shanghai and its application in the project of “Solicitation of planning schemes for both sides of Huangpu River” are briefly discussed.