https://forums.autodesk.com/t5/civil-3d-forum/quick-volume-of-a-surface/m-p/12138780#M31480 <P>It's the old volumes dialog box. Saves you from having to create a volume surface. It's only for calculating the volume.</P> Mon, 31 Jul 2023 15:08:53 GMT Todd_Rogers 2023-07-31T15:08:53Z https://forums.autodesk.com/t5/civil-3d-forum/quick-volume-of-a-surface/m-p/12138311#M31475 <P>My coworker was saying in the old ACAD he was able to list the properties of a surface and it would give a volume.&nbsp; Is it possible to do this is the current Civil 3D?&nbsp; &nbsp; What we do now is: we have a pile of dirt.&nbsp; We take shots all the way around the bottom and then on the pile and at the top.&nbsp; We make one surface using the outer bottom shots to create a bottom of the pile.&nbsp; We then use all the shots to create the pile.&nbsp; We then do a volume using the the 2 surfaces.&nbsp; Is there a quicker way?</P> Mon, 31 Jul 2023 12:31:05 GMT https://forums.autodesk.com/t5/civil-3d-forum/quick-volume-of-a-surface/m-p/12138311#M31475 ChristopherVol 2023-07-31T12:31:05Z https://forums.autodesk.com/t5/civil-3d-forum/quick-volume-of-a-surface/m-p/12138601#M31476 <P>Use the command REPORTSURFACEVOLUME.</P> Mon, 31 Jul 2023 14:16:41 GMT https://forums.autodesk.com/t5/civil-3d-forum/quick-volume-of-a-surface/m-p/12138601#M31476 Todd_Rogers 2023-07-31T14:16:41Z https://forums.autodesk.com/t5/civil-3d-forum/quick-volume-of-a-surface/m-p/12138773#M31477 <P>A Civil3d surface is never a closed volume. That would violate the TIN algorithm.</P> <P>you have to compare one surface to another. Typically EG vs FG</P> <P>in a volume surface. This does the integration between two curves</P> Mon, 31 Jul 2023 15:06:46 GMT https://forums.autodesk.com/t5/civil-3d-forum/quick-volume-of-a-surface/m-p/12138773#M31477 Joe-Bouza 2023-07-31T15:06:46Z https://forums.autodesk.com/t5/civil-3d-forum/quick-volume-of-a-surface/m-p/12138774#M31478 <P>A Civil3d surface is never a closed volume. That would violate the TIN algorithm.</P> <P>you have to compare one surface to another. Typically EG vs FG</P> <P>in a volume surface. This does the integration between two curves</P> Mon, 31 Jul 2023 15:07:10 GMT https://forums.autodesk.com/t5/civil-3d-forum/quick-volume-of-a-surface/m-p/12138774#M31478 Joe-Bouza 2023-07-31T15:07:10Z https://forums.autodesk.com/t5/civil-3d-forum/quick-volume-of-a-surface/m-p/12138776#M31479 <P>Hi&nbsp;<a href="https://forums.autodesk.com/t5/user/viewprofilepage/user-id/423835">@Todd_Rogers</a>&nbsp; what does that compare to? The lowest elevation of the pile?</P> Mon, 31 Jul 2023 15:08:24 GMT https://forums.autodesk.com/t5/civil-3d-forum/quick-volume-of-a-surface/m-p/12138776#M31479 Joe-Bouza 2023-07-31T15:08:24Z https://forums.autodesk.com/t5/civil-3d-forum/quick-volume-of-a-surface/m-p/12138780#M31480 <P>It's the old volumes dialog box. Saves you from having to create a volume surface. It's only for calculating the volume.</P> Mon, 31 Jul 2023 15:08:53 GMT https://forums.autodesk.com/t5/civil-3d-forum/quick-volume-of-a-surface/m-p/12138780#M31480 Todd_Rogers 2023-07-31T15:08:53Z https://forums.autodesk.com/t5/civil-3d-forum/quick-volume-of-a-surface/m-p/12138795#M31481 <P>That still required two surfaces being made.&nbsp; Like when you connect a polyline and close it, properties gives you a perimeter and area.&nbsp; Nothing will do that for one surface?</P> Mon, 31 Jul 2023 15:11:56 GMT https://forums.autodesk.com/t5/civil-3d-forum/quick-volume-of-a-surface/m-p/12138795#M31481 ChristopherVol 2023-07-31T15:11:56Z https://forums.autodesk.com/t5/civil-3d-forum/quick-volume-of-a-surface/m-p/12138984#M31482 <P>Go back to calculus 102 volume= sum of the area between two curves</P> Mon, 31 Jul 2023 16:16:58 GMT https://forums.autodesk.com/t5/civil-3d-forum/quick-volume-of-a-surface/m-p/12138984#M31482 Joe-Bouza 2023-07-31T16:16:58Z