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Backfill over a grading.

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seanbuccs
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Backfill over a grading.

See attached object viewer drawing,

 

As per attached drawing you can see multiple levels/ terraces built in to a mountain.

I did the grading all by poly lines to feature line then just graded the whole perimeter.

 

As it was all rock that was removed i need to place/ backfill 700mm of fill over the area.

 

Each terrace has its own feature line.

 How do i place the fill on my newly created graded surface?

How would i be best to approach this.

 

Please help

 

Sean

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sboon
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I would use a process similar to creating a stripping surface for this.  Create a rectangular polyline large enough to enclose the area at an elevation of -0.7m Use this polyline to build a flat TIN surface.  Create a TIN volume surface using the first surface as the Base, and your design as the Comparison.  The elevations created should be 0.7m higher than the original.  Finally create a TIN surface and paste in the TIN volume surface to get the finished product.

Steve
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neilyj666
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Is there a difference in the end result between this method and simply copying the surface and raising by 0.7m??

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seanbuccs
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If i copy and raise the surface by 700mm will i then be able to  edit that surface to create low points for surface water runoff?

 

By raising the surface  i need the exact volume after the i put in the low points.

 

Ok so to sum it up i need to create another surface  higher than the blasted rock surface.

Therefore are you guys telling me not to use the grading tool for this operation.

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sboon
in reply to: seanbuccs

Copying the surface and then editing the copy is certainly an option, and probably the simplest one but if you make changes to the original design surface then they may not be reflected in the copy.

 

My process is more cumbersome but also totally dynamic.  Adding data to the adjustment surface at different elevations will update the final product and will automatically interpolate the depth of fill over the rock.

 

A third process that might be easier would be to create a new empty surface, paste the design rock surface into that, and then use the editing commands to raise the copy and add data to create low points etc.  It's still dynamic to the original, and the editing would likely be easier.

Steve
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neilyj666
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@sboon wrote:

Copying the surface and then editing the copy is certainly an option, and probably the simplest one but if you make changes to the original design surface then they may not be reflected in the copy.

 

My process is more cumbersome but also totally dynamic.  Adding data to the adjustment surface at different elevations will update the final product and will automatically interpolate the depth of fill over the rock.

 

A third process that might be easier would be to create a new empty surface, paste the design rock surface into that, and then use the editing commands to raise the copy and add data to create low points etc.  It's still dynamic to the original, and the editing would likely be easier.


I'd concur that this dynamic method is an option - I use it regularly to create base of soil and formation models. 

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Joe-Bouza
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@seanbuccs wrote:

If i copy and raise the surface by 700mm will i then be able to  edit that surface to create low points for surface water runoff?

 

By raising the surface  i need the exact volume after the i put in the low points.

 

Ok so to sum it up i need to create another surface  higher than the blasted rock surface.

Therefore are you guys telling me not to use the grading tool for this operation.



The timbre of those last 2 lines sound like a completely different writer - fascinating.

 

I say 0.7 X area and walk away

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