Calculating Volumes with the Volumes Dashboard

Use the Volumes Dashboard to analyze volume surfaces and bounded areas within those surfaces.

NoteThe Volumes Dashboard is a feature that is provided in the Volumes Dashboard Extension for AutoCAD Civil 3D 2012. Please see the Autodesk Subscription website for more information and to download this extension.

Using the Volumes Dashboard you can:

Calculate volumes in multiple volume surfaces and in bounded areas within the volume surfaces.
Save volume information between drawing sessions. The entries you make in the Volumes Dashboard are persistent between drawing sessions.
Select multiple surfaces and bounded areas to show in the total volumes graph.
Insert a summary of the volumes into the drawing.
Generate a volumes report.

Calculating Cut and Fill Volumes

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Calculate a site's cut and fill volumes and see the calculations change dynamically as you modify the surface.

Each volume surface and bounded area that you add to the Volumes Dashboard has a check box next to it in the Volumes Dashboard. Select the check box next to a volume item to include the item in the total volumes graph, a report, or a cut/fill table.

NoteThe total volumes graph does not display a representation of the volumes if no surfaces or bounded areas are selected, if both a volume surface and an associated bounded area of that volume surface are selected at the same time, or if any of the selected volume surfaces are out of date.

Analyzing Surface Volumes using the Volumes Dashboard

Adding a Volume Surface to the Volumes Dashboard for Analysis
You can add multiple volume surfaces to the Volumes Dashboard for analysis.
Adding a Bounded Area to the Volumes Dashboard for Analysis
After you have added a volume surface to the Volumes Dashboard, you can add a bounded area by selecting an existing object in the drawing to define the boundary.
Specifying the Volumes Dashboard Command Settings
The Volumes Dashboard Command Settings control the default settings used in the Volumes Dashboard, such as cut and fill factors and the colors used to highlight the surface and bounded areas in the drawing.
Inserting a Volume Summary into the Drawing from the Volumes Dashboard
You can insert a summary of volume data into the drawing.
Generating a Volume Report from the Volumes Dashboard
You can generate a report from selected volume surfaces and bounded areas in the Volumes Dashboard.

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