Cut/Fill Map Options

Use these options to create cut/fill maps for surfaces. They are available in the Create Cut/Fill Map command pane. These properties and others can be edited in the Properties pane.

You can also load color map files (.tcf) with predefined palettes from C:\Program Files\Trimble\Trimble Business Center\Support\iv . Samples include Cut Fill Color Map, Deep Sea to Snow Cap Elevation Map, Quantm Elevation Map, Takeoff Cut Fill Map, and Takeoff Elevation Map. Then you can create a cut/fill map in colors from the selected color map file.


Options
Name	Type a unique identifier for the map as you want it to appear in the in the Selection Explorer and Properties pane. Note: See for other important cut/fill map properties in Create a Cut/Fill Map.
Initial surface	Select the surface that reflects the state of topography before the surface you select as the final surface below.
Final surface	Select the surface that reflects the state of topography after the surface you select as the initial surface above.
Shade map	Check this box to display cut and fill areas in graduated colors based on the current color mapping.
Label grid	Check this box to display a grid of values showing cut and fill depths and specific locations on the difference model. If you do not check this box, none of the options below apply.
Compute using grid	Check this box to use a grid method for calculating the map, which speeds up the calculation by sampling the surface at set intervals instead of at every vertex. Then, define the grid size in project units (defaults grid sizes are 5.0' (Imperial) and 2.0 meters (metric). This method is also used for the Earthwork Summary Report to approximate surfaces with a mesh of squares, rather than surface triangles.
Layer	Select the layer on which you want the grid to reside.
Text style	Select a style that controls the text font, font style, justification, and size for the grid annotations.
Grid spacing	Type a value for the uniform interval at which the grid lines or tick marks for the measurements will be spaced.
Grid style	Select an option for how the location of each measurement will be denoted.
	Ticks	Lines
Decimal precision	Select the number of decimals to use in the measurement.