Area Cut and Fill

Introduction

It can be applied when a region with ridges and valleys is to be flattened. The user can specify the region to be flattened and the target elevation. This method can be used to calculate the filled area, the cut area, the fill volume, and the cut volume. This function can support both the 2D map data and the 3D scene data. For more information about principles and methods of area cut and fill, see About Surface AnalysisSurface Cut and Fill.

Functional Entrances

  • Click Spatial Analysis > Raster Analysis > Surface Analysis > Cut Fill with Regions.
  • Toolbox > Raster Analysis >Surface Analysis > Terrain Calculate > Cut Fill with Regions.

Note:Only the grid dataset exists in the map window, the area cut and fill function is available.

Main Parameters

  • Set the source data, namely the grid dataset before area cut and fill.
    • Datasource: List all the datasources in current workspace and select the datasource that the grid dataset belong to before area cut and fill.
    • Dataset: List all the grid datasets (GRID) in the current datasource. Select the grid dataset in area cut and fill in the list. Here it will locate to the opened datasets in the map window automatically.
  • Append Height: The elevation of flat. The default is 0, namely, the reference object elevation is 0.
  • Buffer setting. It is used when the got reference object is line object.
    • Buffer type: Users can choose different buffer types according to the needs, including flat and round. The flat represents that both the ends and nodes are bevels. The round represents that both the ends and nodes are round.
    • Buffer Radius: Determine the buffer range by buffer radius, and create buffer for line objects to form the area to be cut and filled.
  • Set the result data.
    • Datasource: List all the datasources in current workspace and select the datasource that contains the result datasets. It is the same with source datasource by default.
    • Dataset: Set the name of the result dataset.
  • Click “OK” button and perform the cut and fill operation. After conducted this operation, it will display the cut and fill result in the output window, including the fill volume, cut volume, fill area, cut area, and the no-cut and fill area five contents. The volume unit is cubic meter, and the area unit is square meter?

Related Topics

About Surface Analysis