Volume calcs in Civil 3D 2008

[Anonymous]

I have 2 sets of surface contours (proposed and existing)

Using Prospector for the 1st time.

volume calc - surfaces - right click (create surface)

which option under TYPE do I select?

seems no matter what, nothing is being created other than a listing under
surfaces called "surface 1", which is completely empty.

I would think I should be asked to select the items used in creating the
surface, no?


Help please!

Thanks

-Mike

[Anonymous]

Not quite sure what you are asking, but I think you want a tin volume surface. Go to create surface and select tin volume as the type and pick your comparison surfaces.

[Anonymous]

Thanks Dave.

So by following your explanation, apparantly the
surface has to already have been created.

I was under the impression that
right clicking and selecting "create surface" would in fact create the
surface...no?

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<davevoith> wrote in message
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Not
quite sure what you are asking, but I think you want a tin volume surface. Go
to create surface and select tin volume as the type and pick your comparison
surfaces.

[Anonymous]

the default surface to create is a TIN. Unless
"you" tell the program to create a "Volume" surface and choose EG/FG it doesn't
know.

A thermos can guess but not
software<G>

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Thanks Dave.

So by following your explanation, apparantly the
surface has to already have been created.

I was under the impression
that right clicking and selecting "create surface" would in fact create the
surface...no?

style="PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; BORDER-LEFT: #000000 2px solid; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px">

<davevoith> wrote in message
href="news:6041620@discussion.autodesk.com">news:6041620@discussion.autodesk.com...

Not
quite sure what you are asking, but I think you want a tin volume surface.
Go to create surface and select tin volume as the type and pick your
comparison surfaces.