Input - Edit Trench Template

This command lets you create a new trench template or modify an existing trench template. It prompts you the Input-Edit Trench Template Dialog. If you are modifying a trench template, click the Load button on the dialog to open a trench template file and display the template data on the dialog. Enter the dimensions of the trench: bottom offset, trench width and vertical side height. The Edit Trench Benches button will bring up the below dialog, and allows you to enter in up to four benches into your trench.

There are three methods for entering the cut slope, Percent, Ratio and Degree. Choose one of the methods and enter the slope value. There are three trench bottom backfill layers that can be defined. Enter the layer label in the material name field, the depth of the layer in the thickness field. Click Save or SaveAs to save the template information in a .tch file, and Click Exit to quit this command.

Pulldown Menu Location: Profiles > Profile Utilities
Keyboard Command: make_trench_tpl
Prerequisite: None