Local information requirements: VU City 3D model

Types of application that require this information

• All major new build applications of 50 dwellings or more; or 2,500 square metres of gross external floorspace or more.

Details of what should be included

• A 3D Massing Model in fbx file format (2013-2016)
• Details of the modelling app, scale, and survey coordinates

The model is intended for the evaluation of massing, so does not need to be a large-set BIM model with full structural or internal information. The file should be less than 128mb, and all objects grouped onto one object/layer.

The model should be geo-located in OSGB space. If the application you have used does not geolocate in OSGB or you have any issues, please zero the model instead. When you submit a model, please ensure you also include the OSGB geolocation coordinates and AOD height, the modelling package used to create the file and the scale it was created in.

Further guidance is available in the VU.CITY guidance note which is available for download on the council’s website.