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soil will have to be delivered to the project site. The design should be
adjusted to bring it closer to balance. This can be accomplished by
lowering the profiles and building pad feature lines to create more
cut while eliminating the need for fill.
4.
Click Earthwork, and then click Add Bounded Volume. When you're
prompted to select Bounding Object, click the parcel area label of lot 1.
5.
Repeat the previous step for lots 2 and 3. Click the plus sign next to
Earthwork to expand the information below it.
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Note the individual
cut and fill results that
are shown for lots 1, 2,
and 3.
other volume Methods
Civil 3D provides three additional methods for calculating cut and fill:
tiN volume Surface
You can create a TIN volume surface without using the
Volumes Dashboard by simply using the Create Surface command and choosing
TIN Volume Surface as the type. You can view the volume results for the surface
by opening Surface Properties and clicking the Statistics tab.
Grading volume tools
You use the Grading Volume Tools with grading
groups that have been assigned a volume base surface. Not only can the Grading
Volume Tools report cut and fill, but they can also be used to adjust the design
and even balance the design automatically.
Quantity takeoff Criteria
You use Quantity Takeoff Criteria to gener-
ate section-by-section volume calculations based on a sample line group. This
method is nearly always associated with a corridor model for a transportation
design project.
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6.
Change the name of Earthwork.1 to
Lot 1
, Earthwork.2 to
Lot 2
, and
Earthwork.3 to
Lot 3
. Check the boxes next to Lots 1, 2, and 3, and
then click Generate Cut/Fill Report.
Your browser should open, displaying a detailed cut-and-fill report
for the overall earthwork as well as the three individual lots.
Checking the boxes
tells the Volume
Dashboard to include
information for these
items in the report.
7.
Save and close the drawing.
You can view the results of successfully completing this exercise by opening
Calculating Volumes - Complete.dwg
. Although there is no change to the draw-
ing itself, you can open the Volumes Dashboard and view the volume calculations.
