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The CUBE dialog for multibeam data.
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Input Data
The Terrain surface part gives information of which surface the command is started from. This is the surface which will be cut during the volumetrics calculation.
The original surface itself will not be manipulated, just copied.
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Cube Alogorithm Parameters
In the Cut surface/polygon part the gives information of which surface the command is started from. Select a Poly Data or Structured Points (surface) data set in the project and click the button beside the text field.
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The calculation of the volumes is done by subtracting the cut surface from the Terrain surface to get the difference surface.
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Output
Create the cut surface from polygon data set.
The surface is saved with the name CutSurface in a subfolder named Volumetrics in the same folder as the terrain surface is located.
Create difference surface
The difference surface is the Terrain surface minus Cut surface.
The surface is saved with the name DifferenceSurface in a subfolder named Volumetrics in the same folder as the terrain surface is located.
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What the terrain would look like if the parts of the terrain that is higher than the cut surface was replaced by the cut surface.
The surface is saved with the name TerrainWithCut in a subfolder named Volumetrics in the same folder as the terrain surface is located.
Create terrain with fill
What the terrain would look like if the parts of the terrain that is lower than the cut surface was replaced by the cut surface.
The surface is saved with the name TerrainWithFill in a subfolder named Volumetrics in the same folder as the terrain surface is located.
Create cut area
Horizontal projection (z=0) showing those parts of the terrain surface that would be cut.
The surface is saved with the name CutArea in a subfolder named Volumetrics in the same folder as the terrain surface is located.
Create fill area
Horizontal projection (z=0) showing those parts of the terrain surface that would be filled.
The surface is saved with the name FillArea in a subfolder named Volumetrics in the same folder as the terrain surface is located.
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Note: Only the surfaces from the latest run will be saved in the Volumetrics folder. Earlier version of the created surfaces will be removed.
The Results
After executing the volumetrics a dialog will pop up showing the parameters, result and volumes from the calculations. The report itself is saved in the project structure in e a folder named Reports located in under the same folder as the terrain surfacecommand is executed from. The report itself is named as YYYYMMDD Surface cut/fill volumetricsCUBE (the name of the executed command).
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