Add Isopach Command

RPS Command Library (Info Only) RPS Modeling Toolbox
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D_AddIsoPatch_600ppi   Add Isopach

Command Licensing and Default Menu Location

  • The Add Isopach command is part of the RPS Modeling Toolbox
  • The command is located on the Modeling macros menu ribbon
  • The command is located in the Surface / Volumes menu group

Command Description

Provides the ability to add back or subtract a percentage of the difference in volume between two surfaces in order to surcharge a surface to allow for settlement or to remove additional material as a percentage of cut depth to allow for over excavation for example.


Latest Updates

Dec 2022: Improved the command dialog layout to bring it into line with RPS Standards and for workflow understanding and productivity.

Command Interface Description

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Pre-requisite Process
In order to run this command, you must have first created two surfaces e.g. Existing and Finished Grade, and you must have first created either a Cut Fill Map or run the Earthwork Report to compute the volumes between the two surfaces (either process creates an Isopach Surface that can be used in this command).

Isopach Surface:
Select the Isopach surface that you want to use for the computation. An Isopach surface is always computed when you run the Earthworks Report (Surface to Surface volume calculations). The Cut / Fill Map creation process also creates an Isopach surface.

Reference Surface:
Select the Reference surface that you want to use for the computation. The percentage of the Isopach that you selected above will be computed and used to adjust the elevations of the Reference Surface to compute the new surface model.

New surface name:
Input the name of the surface to be created using the Reference and Isopach models

Cut factor:
For areas of the Isopach that have positive numbers (Fill) enter a factor / percentage of the Isopach model height that you want to add to the reference surface e.g 0.2

Fill factor:
For areas of the Isopach that have negative numbers (Cut) enter a factor / percentage of the Isopach model depth that you want to subtract from the reference surface e.g 0.0 if you do not want to apply any factor or 0.1 if you want to apply 10%

Note:
If your Isopach was computed between Existing Ground and Finished Design and you want to use this command to simulate the volumes moved over time (progress quantities) by adding back some of the Isopach volume to the Design Surface, then enter the factors as negative values. If you are adding back some of the Isopach volume to the Existing Surface then enter the factors as positive values to get the desired results.

Apply:
Executes the command and readies itself for a second execution.

OK
Executes the command and closes on completion

Cancel
Closes the command without further execution.

Video Demonstration

The following video shows how to utilize the Add Isopach command



Use Case Videos

The following videos show the use of the Add Isopach command in a work process context

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