Excavation
Use the Excavation tool to define pits or trenches by subtracting volumes from the soil model.
When you select Excavation, a tool palette opens.
Main tools
- Define - create a new excavation by drawing its boundary
- Properties - check or edit the depth of an existing excavation. Opens the Default settings dialogue for the selected excavations
- Erase - remove an excavation region from the model
- Default settings - set the default depth for new excavations (read below in more detail)
Contour definition methods
Available when using the Define tool.
- Rectangular - draw a rectangle to define the excavation boundary
- Polygonal - draw a custom polygon to define the shape
- Pick existing region - reuse an existing region’s contour as the excavation boundary
Definition setting
- Depth - use the numeric field to define how deep the excavation goes from the ground level
Default settings dialogue
When you press the Default settings button, a dialogue window opens.
- Depth - set the default excavation depth for newly drawn regions