Using the Create Cut Fill Volumes tool, I've successfully figured out how to incorporate not only cut and fill, but existing topsoil stripping, existing pavement removal, rock excavation, and proposed topsoil - all in one shot. It's quite convenient. I'd like to step it up and include proposed storm sewer trench backfill volumes as well. I think I should toggle the Custom option when using the tool, but I'm not sure how that fits in with what I currently have.
I have a 3D roadway/grading model, as well as a 3D proposed storm sewer model. I can get the Cut Fill Volumes tool to include the storm sewer in the cut shape as shown below (blue arrow). I'd really like to separate that shape from the total cut volume (as storm sewer trench excavation is incidental to the storm sewer item, and not included in general cut), and put in two more shapes: one for trench excavation, and one for trench backfill.
If it's not possible to get two additional shapes, getting one for the backfill would be sufficient, as it's an easy calculation to estimate the trench excavation volume from there.
I'm using a DOT ORD workspace. I would think I should see a feature definition for trench backfill, but I don't. This is how was able to incorporate existing pavement, topsoil, etc. I'm thinking I may need to create a new feature definition called Trench Backfill, and set the volume option to Custom. Has anyone tried this before?
Thanks in advance.
Care to share how you set all of these different options up? Feature Definitions tied to your volume meshes? How are you delivering your cut fill data? A Strip Map? Cross Sections or just the 3D Model?