Create a Site
- Last UpdatedJan 16, 2026
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The user creates the hierarchy from the top down, starting with a site:
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Make sure that the World level in the Design Explorer is selected.
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Select Create > Site to display the Create Site form:

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Type ASL.SITE in the Name text box, and press the Enter key to confirm the name.
The system automatically adds a / prefix to this name so that it conforms with the internal Marine file naming conventions:
/ASL.SITE.
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The Purpose setting is optional, and is used for selecting particular categories of element for use in compiling reports and so on. Identify the Site as one that holds civils modelling data by selecting STLT Tertiary Steelwork.
The settings now look like this:

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Click OK to create the Site element.
The first element appears in the Design Explorer as the current element:
