Skip to content

---- 3.4.12 Exaggerate Cut/Fill

Last Updated: 21 November 2023         For: OptiSurface Designer V2.6.2+

Overview:  Exaggerates the cut and/or fill to account for soil expansion or settlement after landforming.

Displayed by:
 Tools > Cut/Fill > Exaggerate

Or

Appearance:

  • Exaggerate Fills Greater than (m or ft and %) - Defines the depth of fill that will be exaggerated by the defined %.

  • Exaggerate Cuts Greater than (m or ft and %) - Defines the depth of cut that will be exaggerated by the defined %.

  • Rebalance - Tick this ON to rebalance the earthworks on recalculate using defined parameters as shown below.

    Cut/Fill Ratio
    - Cut/fill ratio = Volume of Cut / Volume of Fill. It is the same as the ratio used in Landform Design.
    Fill to Import (m3 or ft3) - Add in a value other than 0 if there are fills to be imported into the field.
    Cut to Export (m3 or ft3) - Add in a value other than 0 if there are cuts to be exported out of the field.
    Adjust Breaklines - Tick this ON to and allow the breaklines to shift vertically to balance the earthworks.
Note. This tool is mostly used to exaggerate only the fills to account for settlement after landforming.

As an example, if the fill at a point was 300mm after a landform design calculation, then based on the settings in the dialog in the image above the fill will be increased by 10% (30mm) to 330mm. This % exaggeration would be applied at each grid point over the designed area if cut or fills are greater than the threshold which is 100mm fill and 0mm cut in the example above.


Feedback and Knowledge Base