"Thanks, Michael, but the design layer scale doesn't seem to make a difference in the cut/fill calculation. The scale is not on the default 1:1, but even when I change to that it doesn't affect the calculation."
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Cut/Fill Calculation
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I am trying to work out the cut/fill calculations for a site and having a problem with the result. I have created my site model successfully using existing stake objects, and have proposed site…Continue
Tags: Model, Site, Calculation, Fill, Cut
Started this discussion. Last reply by Drew Otway Feb 16.
Worksheet multiplying Hardscape areas by 3
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Hi, I was wondering if anyone has experienced this problem before: I have a worksheet that displays hardscapes and their areas. For some reason on one of my files the worksheet is displaying…Continue
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Started this discussion. Last reply by David Kurita-May Aug 18, 2011.
Wall Length
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I am trying to create a worksheet for pricing purposes that will calculate Wall construction costs using length. How do I get the worksheet to list wall length? I have tried the following among…Continue
Started this discussion. Last reply by Drew Otway Jan 31, 2011.
Hardscape Hatches out of scale
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Hi,I noticed recently that my hardscape hatches seem to be out of scale when viewing them in a viewport. For some reason some of the hardscape surface hatches stay at the correct scale, and some get…Continue
Started this discussion. Last reply by Drew Otway Apr 1, 2010.
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Michael G. Terry replied to Drew Otway's discussion 'Cut/Fill Calculation'"Any chance that the scale was accidentally left in the default setting of 1:1?"
"Is anyone else able to help me out with this? I still have not been able to figure this out."
"Thanks a lot Michael, I will note this."
"Thanks, Mitch. I understand I am mixing units, as I did not list the imperial calculations for cut/fill. I did however look at it in all units to see what it said, and it was wrong all around. 0.1 cu feet is an extremely small…"
Michael G. Terry replied to Drew Otway's discussion 'Cut/Fill Calculation'"Once you resolve this calculation problem, if this cut/fill is actually executed in the field, note that excavated soils tend to increase in volume as they are broken up -- sand the least, rock the most, and clay in-between. This becomes an…"
Mitch Brooks replied to Drew Otway's discussion 'Cut/Fill Calculation'"Drew,
First you are mixing units. You are talking about raising one (?) central point by 2' over a 50' x50' (2500 sf) area, no? Perhaps a C&F volume of .0029 cu m is about right. 0029 cu m is the same as 0.1 cu ft which…"
Cut/Fill Calculation
I am trying to work out the cut/fill calculations for a site and having a problem with the result. I have created my site model successfully using existing stake objects, and have proposed site modifier stake objects. Everything seems to be working right because I can switch the site model from proposed to existing, and it shows exactly the change I need it to (it also shows correct in 3d). The area is approximately 50' x 50' and I have raised a central elevation point by more than 2' above…See More
David Kurita-May replied to Drew Otway's discussion 'Worksheet multiplying Hardscape areas by 3'"Thanks also to Donald for your advice. - Good that Drew has now solved the issue."
"Wow...it worked. I had no idea the worksheet would include items in viewports... Does this make sense? Maybe it does for other purposes I am unfamiliar with??"
"Wow...now this sounds like a possible, yet crazy solution haha. Crazy because I think it would be sort of silly that the worksheet counts items in a viewport, since a viewport is supposed to be only a window into your drawing, not a copy of…"
David Kurita-May replied to Drew Otway's discussion 'Worksheet multiplying Hardscape areas by 3'"Thanks for the reply Patrick - very useful for those following this - and as you say, probably the cause of Drew's problems."
Patrick Stanford replied to Drew Otway's discussion 'Worksheet multiplying Hardscape areas by 3'"The most likely cause is viewports.
By default, the worksheet counts the objects in the design a layers and the image of the objects in a viewport. If you have two viewports in addition to your design layer objects, you will get 3X the…"
Donald Ward replied to Drew Otway's discussion 'Worksheet multiplying Hardscape areas by 3'"First you need to make the database header row visible, which can be done in the worksheet edit mode by clicking on the little arrow underneath the red X. Once the database header row is visible right click on the database header row, the row that…"
David Kurita-May replied to Drew Otway's discussion 'Worksheet multiplying Hardscape areas by 3'"Hi Bob
I know that Drew has now concluded this discussion but can you give details of how you specify just one layer when generating a report - this would be useful for me.
Thanks
David Kurita-May"
"Hi,
Thanks a lot for your suggestions. I have tried all of these things and nothing fixes it. Something must be screwed up in the drawing (I have tried checking setting etc etc and found nothing) that is causing it to multiply…"
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- At 8:20am on January 27, 2010,
Frank Lipari said… - Hi Drew,
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