Daylight benches

[igi_pop]

Hello!

I keep writing in very old threads..and then i wonder why i don't get answers 😄

anyways, title is only a direction i'm working in.

Modeling a dam, daylight benches is something that works like a charm as far as hitting the surface goes. However, i have different vertical deflections. (will insert image)

all the generic links just go trough the surface to the desired deflection/offset. since my dam is built tween two hills, perpendicular cuts don't...well, cut it 😄 first image is the highest (typical) cross-section, secont is the terrain with positions to get a feeling about the proposition..

I can do some monkeybussiness and get the contoures, but i would rather have a corridor(s) so i can manipulate it all more quickly. thank you!:)

[sboon]

I've posted solutions to this type of problem in the past, but cannot find a good example at the moment.  Basically what you want to do is use a conditional cut or fill sub to test whether or not the outside corner of the bench is in fill or not.  If it is in fill then you want to go back to the top of the slope and build it plus the bench.  Then you repeat the process.

I've added an example drawing with the assembly partially built, so you can see how it works.

Steve
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[igi_pop]

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@sboon wrote:

I've posted solutions to this type of problem in the past, but cannot find a good example at the moment.  Basically what you want to do is use a conditional cut or fill sub to test whether or not the outside corner of the bench is in fill or not.  If it is in fill then you want to go back to the top of the slope and build it plus the bench.  Then you repeat the process.

I've added an example drawing with the assembly partially built, so you can see how it works.

Steve
Please use the Accept as Solution or Kudo buttons when appropriate

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I'll give it a try first thing! thanks for the suggestion 🙂