2014 R2 Terrain Measurement Wish List item

[tcorey]

Rather than have to pick points around a land cover area in order to get area and volume, it would be much easier if you could just query the object.

[ian_mcgregor]

Hi Tim,

Thanks for the request, I've logged it in the system

[jessamynmiller]

Hi Tim,

I'm a user experience designer for InfraWorks and I'm interested in your question. Could you explain a little bit more about what you'd like to see here? Can you describe a situation where this might be useful? 

Thanks,

Jessamyn

[tcorey]

Hello Jessamyn,

As it stands now, in order to calculate volumes, you have to select points around the area you want calculated.

It would be easier if you could pick a Land Cover object and have the volume calculated without picking points.

Let's say I import an existing ground surface. I then create a land coverage for a building pad and I specify the width of the transition to the existing surface. When I want volumes, I should be able to just pick that land coverage and have InfraWorks find the points required to delineate the extents of the coverage object.

AS an example, in Civil 3D I can tell the volumes calculator to compare EG to FG. I don't have to pick any points, it just compares the surfaces. Infraworks would be similar, but would compare a land cover object to a surface.

Have a great day and don't hesitate to contact me if you want more opinions. 😉

Tim