Place Excavation tool
Used to parametrically add an excavation volume to a terrain model.
Tool Settings
| Setting | Description | ||||||
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| Terrain Model | Select the Terrain model to set as the top surface of the excavation limit. | ||||||
| Horizontal Offset | Horizontal distance offset from face of footing to start of the excavation slope. | ||||||
| Vertical Sheeting | Check this box when pile sheeting is used and vertical side slope needs to be used. | ||||||
| Side Slope | Drawn from referenced geometry element. Input 'rise: run'. Field uses percentage, but alternate values may be entered (i.e., 1:4) and are automatically converted. | ||||||
| Bottom Vertical Offset | Vertical distance below bottom surface of footing that excavation extends. | ||||||
| Bottom Horizontal Offset | Horizontal offset measured at vertical distance below surface of footing to where excavation extends. | ||||||
| Corner Sweep Angle | Specify the angle that the corner can be incrementally rounded at. | ||||||
| Material group | Select the material to use for object components by selecting the associated […] button and then selecting the material from the Material Library dialog. | ||||||
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