1. 1 MAKE A SURFACE FROM NEW STRUCTURE CREATE NEW SURFACE CALCULATE EARTH VOLUMES 3 METHODS

2. 2 TERRAIN TERRAIN MODEL EXPLORER Calculate Volume

3. 3 RIGHT CLICK ON TERRAIN Calculate Volume (Cont.)

4. 4 LEFT CLICK ON CREATE A NEW SURFACE Calculate Volume

5. 5 RIGHT CLICK ON SURFACE 2 LEFT CLICK ON RENAME Calculate Volume

6. 6 GIVE A NEW SURFACE NAME SURFACE HAS NO DATA YET HIT OK Calculate Volume

7. 7 CLICK ON + SIGN FOR NEW SURFACE DAM SURFACE STILL HAS NO DATA Calculate Volume

8. 8 RIGHT CLICK ON BREAKLINES SELECT DEFINE BY POLYLINE Calculate Volume (Cont.)

9. 9 ENTER A DESCRIPTION FOR THE LINES OF THE STRUCTURE Calculate Volume (Cont.)

10. 10 SELECT THE LINES THAT WILL MAKE UP THE NEW SURFACE Calculate Volume (Cont.)

11. 11 SELECT YES, AUTOCAD CREATES A NEW LINE ON A SPECIFIC LAYER Calculate Volume (Cont.)

12. 12 NEW DATA EXISTS FOR THE BREAKLINES SELECTED Calculate Volume (Cont.)

13. 13 RIGHT CLICK ON NEW SURFACE, SELECT BUILD Calculate Volume (Cont.)

14. 14 CLICK APPLY EDIT HISTORY AND SELECT OK Calculate Volume (Cont.)

15. 15 WITH ANY LUCK YOU WILL SEE THIS MESSAGE. SELECT OK Calculate Volume (Cont.)

16. 16 THE NEW DATA APPEARS. VIEW AND EXIT Calculate Volume (Cont.)

17. 17 THE LINES ARE ON A NEW SURFACE Calculate Volume (Cont.)

18. 18 SELECT THE LINE TO VIEW THE VERTICES Calculate Volume (Cont.)

19. 19 CALCULATE QUANTITIES Calculate Volume (Cont.)

20. 20 FROM TERRAIN, PICK SELECT CURRENT STRATUM Calculate Volume (Cont.)

21. 21 “Stratum” refers to use in calculating first surface, second surface and elevation difference. The first surface is the EXISTING GROUND SURFACE. The second surface is the CREATED STRUCTURE SURFACE. Select OK Calculate Volume (Cont.)

22. 22 FROM TERRAIN SELECT SITE DEFINITION AND DEFINE SITE Calculate Volume (Cont.)

23. 23 THE SMALLER THE GRID SIZE THE MORE SAMPLING IS DONE. 2-5 USUALLY WORKS WELL AT SITE BASE POINT, SELECT THE LOWER LEFT HAND CORNER OF THE PROJECT. Calculate Volume (Cont.)

24. 24 THE M AND N REFERS TO THE X AND Y AXIS OF THE SAMPLE BOX 2-5 USUALLY WORKS WELL Calculate Volume (Cont.)

25. 25 DRAG LINE TO UPPER RIGHT AS TO INCLUDE ALL OF STRUCTURE Calculate Volume (Cont.)

26. 26 SELECT YES Calculate Volume (Cont.)

27. 27 AUTOCAD ASSIGNS A SITE NAME, IT CAN BE ACCEPTED (ENTER) OR OVERWRITTEN WITH A NEW NAME Calculate Volume (Cont.)

28. 28 A BOX APPEARS AROUND THE SITE AS DEFINED Calculate Volume (Cont.)

29. 29 FROM TERRAIN, SELECT GRID VOLUMES, THEN CALCULATE TOTAL SITE VOLUME Calculate Volume (Cont.)

30. 30 SELECT THE SITE AND HIT OK Calculate Volume (Cont.)

31. 31 CORRECTION VOLUMES MAY BE ENTERED FOR CUT AND FILL, HIT OK Calculate Volume (Cont.)

32. 32 ENTER A NAME FOR THE SURFACE THAT IS CREATED FOR THE VOLUME RESULTS SELECT OK Calculate Volume (Cont.)

33. 33 FROM THE FIRST METHOD THE VOLUME OF THE CUT AND FILL ARE IDENTIFIED Calculate Volume (Cont.)

34. 34 FROM TERRAIN SELECT COMPOSITE VOLUMES AND CALCULATE TOTAL SITTE VOLUME TO COMPARE A DIFFERENT METHOD OF CALCULATING VOLUMES Calculate Volume (Cont.)

35. 35 SELECT THE SITE AND HIT OK Calculate Volume (Cont.)

36. 36 AGAIN CUT AND FILL FACTORS CAN BE OVERWRITTEN OR LEFT AT 1.0. SELECT OK Calculate Volume (Cont.)

37. 37 ENTER A NAME FOR THE SURFACE THAT IS CREATED FOR THE NEW VOLUME RESULTS SELECT OK Calculate Volume (Cont.)

38. 38 Calculate Volume (Cont.)

39. 39 FOR A THIRD METHOD OF CALCULATING VOLUMES, (A TWO STEP PROCESS) FROM THE TERRAIN MENU, SELECT SECTION VOLUMES, THEN SELECT SAMPLE SECTIONS Calculate Volume (Cont.)

40. 40 AGAIN SELECT THE SITE, HIT OK Calculate Volume (Cont.)

41. 41 AGAIN CUT AN FILL FACTORS CAN BE OVERWRITTEN OR ACCEPTED. HIT OK Calculate Volume (Cont.)

42. 42 AUTOCAD PROCESSES 100 SAMPLED SECTIONS Calculate Volume (Cont.)

43. 43 FROM THE TERRAIN MENU, SELECT THE SECTION VOLUMES AND CALCULATE VOLUME TOTAL. Calculate Volume (Cont.)

44. 44 AGAIN SELECT THE SITE, HIT OK Calculate Volume (Cont.)

45. 45 AGAIN ACCEPT OR OVERWRITE, HIT OK Calculate Volume (Cont.)

46. 46 AGAIN THE VOLUMES ARE DISPLAYED FOR THIS METHOD. Calculate Volume (Cont.)

47. 47 TO GET A PRINTOUT OF THE VOLUMES COMPLETED Terrain Volume Report Site Table Calculate Volume (Cont.)

48. 48 AGAIN ONE MORE TIME TO ENTER CORRECTION FACTORS, HIT OK Calculate Volume (Cont.)

49. 49 SELECT THE INSERTION POINT TO PLACE THE CHART (AWAY FROM DRAWING) AT ROTATION ANGLE OF ZERO, ENTER. Calculate Volume (Cont.)

50. 50 Calculate Volume (Cont.)

51. 51 ZOOM IN ON REPORT. PLOT THE WINDOW. Calculate Volume (Cont.)

52. 52 THE OUSIDE BOX CAN BE DELETED WHEN CALCULATIONS ARE COMPLETED. Calculate Volume (Cont.)