How to calculate surface’s storage capacity of every meter ?

[cecabula]

First I consider to calculate the contours area of every meter .

Then to get surface volumes of every meter.

My operation is below:

1. surface elevation is EL:154 to EL:167 . Heights is 13 meters. (see picture 01)

2. Setting > Surface > Table Styles > Contours > Contours-Area (see picture 02)

3. Surface Properties > Analysis > Contour-Area > Number(14) > Apply (see picture 03)

4. Surface > Add Legend Table > Contours > Dynamic > Select upper left corner (see picture 04)

But some problem had perplexed me:

1. “Legend Table” can not product the integer elevation and “Number” is 12 but not 14.

2. How to export “Legend Table” to office excel.

3. Surface > Utilities > Extract object from to surface (see picture 05)

     List every contours polyline manually.

     The area’s quantity is different from “Legend Table” apparently.

Attach my original file to download.

Any suggestions from your experties are greatly appreciated! Thanks again,

Ryan

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[cecabula]

Attach my original file to download.

[ralstogj]

Hi

Have a look into using the staged storage report this should do what you want.

Google it there will be some examples on the net.

Regards

Justin Ralston

[Joe-Bouza]

Nice!, I'll be using that very soon.

[cecabula]

I don't find about  "storage capacity of every meter" in google serch .

Have somebody help me to solve.  Please !

Thanks.

Ryan 

[ralstogj]

Here is a link to the online help

http://docs.autodesk.com/CIV3D/2012/ENU/filesCUG/GUID-44AEEF08-D5FF-417C-8079-41BD91AA8A0-957.htm

Regards

Justin Ralston

[KirkNoonan]

You have discovered on of the great hidden features of the surface analysis tool! You have to play around with the number of ranges that you set until you get to the desired number. (ex.. You might have to put in 18 to get it to show the 14 you want) You might not be able to get it to give you 14. If that is the case, go for 15 or 16 or whatever is closest. 

After you get your ranges, you can double-click on the elevations in the "Range Details" box to set them for the proper increments. I have found that it is better to set the start elevation the same on all of the ranges and increment the end elevations by whatever you need. (1m in your case) Then you get the composite area up to that elevation. Just give the extra ranges duplicate elevations.

After you insert the table into the drawing, the easiest way to get it into Excel is to select the table and right click it. Then choose export.

The stage-storage tool is another option, but check your results carefully. It sometimes gets confused by contours that are not closed.

HTH

Kirk

[david.zavislan]

I don't think the stage storage routine will work with his model.  It only outputs the area of a single contour at each elevation.  In other words, it will not calculate correctly if the 'pond' has islands.  This may be why the OP is getting different numbers when extracting contours from the surface and manually calculating them.

Another option would be to use the Bounded Volumes command, incrementing the datum elevation through multiple iterations.

[Westhills]

To make things really easy. Create a flat surface (FG) every meter using the outer contour line. Using a volume surface calculate your cut and fill. Sometimes for all the effort it takes to use the tools in civl 3d your just as well off to use a little old school skill.

[Hidden_Brain]

interesting, the right click>export feature for surface tables does not seem to be available in 2011. is this a new feature in 2012?