The program internally computes base and final grid surfaces
from drawing geometry. The base surface is calculated from a
3D polyline representing the perimeter of the area being
analyzed. If that 3D polyline is drawn on the PERIMETER
layer, the command will automatically detect and use it. If
no 3D polyline is found on that layer, you have an opportunity to
manually select another 3D polyline to use. The 3D polyline
perimeter can be drawn with the Draw 3D Polyline Perimeter command
before using this routine.
The 3D polyline perimeter is also used as the inclusion perimeter for the volume calculation.
Additional 3D polylines can also be specified to more precisely
define the base surface. These must be on the BASE_BREAKLINE
layer to be used for this purpose. These can be generated by
the Draw 3DPoly Base Breakline routine.
The final surface is calculated from all of the other selected
drawing entities such as points, line, inserts, and polylines,
along with the perimeter polyline, but not including the
BASE_BREAKLINE polylines.
You have the option of setting the resolution of the grids.
Material density lbs/ft^3 (Enter for none): enter a material density in lbs per cubic
foot, or press Enter for none
Ignore Zero Elevations
[<Yes>/No]?
Select stockpile entities and perimeter.
Select objects: pick the objects that define the stockpile
and the 3D polyline perimeter
Select stockpile perimeter polyline:
Make Grid File dialog Set the resolution and then click OK.
Sample volume reportVolume report
Lower left grid corner: 15965.45,12657.05
Upper right grid corner: 16269.40,12906.29
X grid resolution: 50, Y grid resolution: 50
X grid cell size: 6.08, Y grid cell size: 4.98
Stockpile volume: 1191674.87825 cubic ft, 44136.107 cubic yards
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Stockpile defined by points and a 3D polyline perimeter Window these objects to obtain the volume report |
Keyboard Command: stockvol
Prerequisite: Data representing the stockpile surface and a
3D polyline representing the perimeter of the stockpile.