Create quantity takeoffs in Civil 3D

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[MUSIC PLAYING]

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RUSS NICLOY: From this point, we can do one of two things.

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We can create section views, or we can create the volume calix

00:21

from those sample lines.

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I'm going to go into the Analyze tab of the ribbon

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to do the compute materials or compute the volumes.

00:30

In here, we pick the alignment and the sample line group,

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and then, I'm going to choose the existing

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ground and the datum, which is going

00:39

to be our subgrade great surface, so that when they're

00:42

used in calculations, it knows where

00:44

to pull that information from.

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I'll click OK.

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Now, that data is in the file and available to us

00:52

for tables, or reports, or in section views.

00:55

We can display it in section views.

00:57

Before I move to the next phase, though, I

00:59

do want to compute materials again because, in this case,

01:03

I do want to add a new criteria and that will be the materials.

01:08

This is going to be the material list from the roadway

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or from the corridor itself.

01:13

You can see there it's calculating pavement base

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or subbase.

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You can also add other materials if you have them.

01:18

I'm going to select on each one and identify which

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type of calculation it is.

01:25

[INAUDIBLE] one base or subbase.

01:28

I'll click OK, and now, those three are listed in Material 2.

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I'm going to change the name here of this material

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to Road Materials.

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And I will change the first name here

01:41

to earthwork so that we will know when we see it

01:45

which one we're getting.

01:46

And you can also kind of look and see how is it calculating,

01:49

what are the settings, and if there's a cut fill

01:51

factor, that type of thing.

01:53

I'll click OK to that.

01:54

And again, that data is now available in our file.

01:58

If I wanted to do a material volume table,

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I'll come here to that tool.

02:02

And then, come down the alignment sample line group.

02:05

I need to pick the material list.

02:07

In this case, I want the road materials,

02:09

and then, I will pick which of those materials, which

02:11

of those three that you saw me create, I want to get.

02:14

I'm going to choose the sub based material,

02:18

and I'm going to say OK.

02:20

And drop that in.

02:21

I'll drop it a little bit to the South here.

02:23

And there, you can see that information in table form.

02:27

I am also going to come up and do a total volume table here.

02:30

For that, I'm going to do the earthwork material list,

02:35

and I'll drop that in here.

02:36

And again, you can see that information, the cuts,

02:39

fills and cumulative volumes for our project up to the bridge.

02:47

Finally, I do also want to do a volume report,

02:50

and I'm going to do it off the earthwork material list.

02:54

I'm going to click on the stylesheet option

02:56

and make sure that the earthwork is the style that I'm picking.

02:59

This is just going to be different styles of tables

03:01

in the report.

03:03

I'll click Open and then OK.

03:05

There will be a message saying that the scripts are OK,

03:09

and you can say Yes to that.

03:10

And then, it will print out your report in a browser.

03:14

You can then print this out and include it

03:16

in the paperwork of your project for the project information.

Video transcript

00:00

[MUSIC PLAYING]

00:14

RUSS NICLOY: From this point, we can do one of two things.

00:16

We can create section views, or we can create the volume calix

00:21

from those sample lines.

00:22

I'm going to go into the Analyze tab of the ribbon

00:25

to do the compute materials or compute the volumes.

00:30

In here, we pick the alignment and the sample line group,

00:34

and then, I'm going to choose the existing

00:36

ground and the datum, which is going

00:39

to be our subgrade great surface, so that when they're

00:42

used in calculations, it knows where

00:44

to pull that information from.

00:46

I'll click OK.

00:49

Now, that data is in the file and available to us

00:52

for tables, or reports, or in section views.

00:55

We can display it in section views.

00:57

Before I move to the next phase, though, I

00:59

do want to compute materials again because, in this case,

01:03

I do want to add a new criteria and that will be the materials.

01:08

This is going to be the material list from the roadway

01:11

or from the corridor itself.

01:13

You can see there it's calculating pavement base

01:15

or subbase.

01:16

You can also add other materials if you have them.

01:18

I'm going to select on each one and identify which

01:23

type of calculation it is.

01:25

[INAUDIBLE] one base or subbase.

01:28

I'll click OK, and now, those three are listed in Material 2.

01:32

I'm going to change the name here of this material

01:34

to Road Materials.

01:38

And I will change the first name here

01:41

to earthwork so that we will know when we see it

01:45

which one we're getting.

01:46

And you can also kind of look and see how is it calculating,

01:49

what are the settings, and if there's a cut fill

01:51

factor, that type of thing.

01:53

I'll click OK to that.

01:54

And again, that data is now available in our file.

01:58

If I wanted to do a material volume table,

02:00

I'll come here to that tool.

02:02

And then, come down the alignment sample line group.

02:05

I need to pick the material list.

02:07

In this case, I want the road materials,

02:09

and then, I will pick which of those materials, which

02:11

of those three that you saw me create, I want to get.

02:14

I'm going to choose the sub based material,

02:18

and I'm going to say OK.

02:20

And drop that in.

02:21

I'll drop it a little bit to the South here.

02:23

And there, you can see that information in table form.

02:27

I am also going to come up and do a total volume table here.

02:30

For that, I'm going to do the earthwork material list,

02:35

and I'll drop that in here.

02:36

And again, you can see that information, the cuts,

02:39

fills and cumulative volumes for our project up to the bridge.

02:47

Finally, I do also want to do a volume report,

02:50

and I'm going to do it off the earthwork material list.

02:54

I'm going to click on the stylesheet option

02:56

and make sure that the earthwork is the style that I'm picking.

02:59

This is just going to be different styles of tables

03:01

in the report.

03:03

I'll click Open and then OK.

03:05

There will be a message saying that the scripts are OK,

03:09

and you can say Yes to that.

03:10

And then, it will print out your report in a browser.

03:14

You can then print this out and include it

03:16

in the paperwork of your project for the project information.

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