Cut/Fill Centroids
This command calculates all the areas of cut and fill between two
triangulation surfaces. The center of mass or centroid for each
area is calculated. The Minimum Region Volume is an optional filter
that will skip reporting areas with volumes less than the specified
amount. The Generate Labels option draws a symbol at the centroid
and text for the region name and volume. The Generate Boundaries option draws
closed polylines for the perimeters for each area. The Hatch
Regions option is used to visually shows cut/fill areas in your
drawing. Separate hatch patterns can be used for cut and fill
areas.
The Use Inclusion/Exclusion Areas option will make the program
prompt for polyline perimeters for the inclusion and exclusion
areas on the site. For example, use an inclusion perimeter to
calculate within an area of interest. When this option is off, the
program uses the full extent of the surfaces.
A report is generated with the volumes and centroids for all the
cut and fill areas. When the Report Optimized Earth Movement option
is active, the report includes a list of the earthwork movements
between cut and fill areas that minimizes the overall earthwork
movement (volume * distance) where the distance is distance between
the centroids.
Here is the Cut and Fill Centroid
Report for the above example. It shows the volumes, the coordinates
of the centroids, and the Earth Movement Report. The Earth Movement
Report shows the minimal distances for moving Cut to Fill
areas.
Prerequisite: Existing and Design surfaces
Keyboard Command: tk_cutfillc