Fundamentals of Takeoff & Modeling

8:00 AM

Sign In and Seating

8:30 AM

Seminar Overview

Earthwork Modeling Step-by-Step

New Job Setup for Digitizing PDF Plans*

PDF Plan Scaling*

Enter Existing Perimeter

Enter Existing Data Lines

Contours

Point Reduction of Streamed PDF Contours

Spot Elevations

Sloping Lines

10:00 AM

Morning Break

10:15 AM

Earthwork Modeling Step-by-Step (Cont.)

Check and Edit Existing Data Lines

Error Check with Plan View

Error Check with 3D View

Error Check with Trimesh Display

Error Check with Water Flow Display

Enter Corrective Break Lines

Enter Design Data Lines

Building Data Lines

Sloping Landscape Grade Around Building

Pond Data Lines

Street Data Lines

Line Labels

Enter Design Offset Lines

Level Landscape Grade Around Building

Pond Data Lines

Swap Ends Utility

Street Data Lines

Apply Template Utility (Earthwork 4D's Alternative to Offsetting)

12:00 PM

Lunch (Provided by Earthwork Software Services)

1:00 PM

Earthwork Modeling Step-by-Step (Cont.)

Enter Design Perimeter

Check and Edit Design Data Lines

Enter Stripping Areas

Enter Report Regions and Sectional Areas

Building Slabs

Pond Top, Slope and Bottom Areas

Street Blacktop, Gutter, Curb and Sidewalk Areas

Landscape

Holes in Report Regions and Sectional Areas

Verify Report Regions and Sectional Areas

2:30 PM

Afternoon Break

2:45 PM

Earthwork Modeling Step-by-Step (Cont.)

View Profiles

View Cut-Fill Maps

Record and Play 3D Drive-Through Simulations

Calculate and Report Volumes

Export Volume Report to Text File for Excel

Formatting and Printing Documentation

Other Applications

Length/Area Utility (if class time permits)

4:30 ~ 5:00 PM

Adjourn

*Note: Although all digitizing in this seminar is performed with PDF plans, the
  demonstrated techniques also apply to digitizing with paper plans. A different
  setup and scaling procedure is required for paper plans but the paper plan
  procedure is thoroughly documented in the detailed Seminar Handbook (see
  pages 30-36 for single paper plan sheets and pages 229-234 for multiple paper
  plan sheets) which is provided to all seminar attendees.

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