Fundamentals of Site Modeling & Takeoff

• 8:00 AMSign In and Seating
• 8:30 AM(Class Begins) Brief Seminar and Documentation Overview
• 8:40 AMEarthwork Modeling Step-by-Step
  • New Job File Setup
  • Import First PDF* Plan Sheet
    • Adjust Display and Set PDF Plan Scale
    • Verify and Correct PDF Plan Scale
  • Translate Job File to Designer's Coordinates
  • Geo-Reference Job File with Google Earth
  • Enter Existing Perimeter
  • Enter Existing Data Lines
    • Contours
    • Spot Elevations
    • Sloping Lines
• 10:00 AMMorning Break
• 10:15 AMEarthwork Modeling Step-by-Step (Cont.)
  • Re-Open Job File and Re-Import First PDF Plan Sheet
  • Error-Check and Edit Existing Data Lines
    • Check with Plan View (Obvious Horizontal Errors)
    • Check with 3D View (Obvious Vertical Errors)
    • Check with Trimesh Utility (Interpolation Errors)
    • Check with Water Flow Utility (Interpolation Errors)
    • Check with Contour Surface Utility (Interpolation Errors)
    • Enter Corrective Existing Break Lines
      • Ridge and Saddle
      • Swale Flow Line
      • Spread Debris Pile
      • Existing Street
  • Import and Align Second PDF Plan Sheet
  • Enter Design Data Lines
    • Building Data Lines (and Adjacent Landscape Grades)
      • Fixed-Elevation Building
      • Stepped-Elevation Building
      • Building with Retaining Wall
    • Pond Data Lines
    • Street Data Lines
    • Line Labels
• 12:00 PMLunch (Provided by Earthwork Software Services)
• 1:00 PMEarthwork Modeling Step-by-Step (Cont.)
  • Offset Design Data Lines
    • Pre-Offset Error Checking
    • Level Landscape Data Lines
    • Pond Data Lines
    • Swap Ends Utility
    • Street Data Lines
  • Enter Design Perimeter
  • Error-Check and Edit Design Data Lines
    • Check with Plan and 3D Views
    • Check with Trimesh, Water Flow, and Contour Surface Utilities
    • Enter Corrective Design Break Lines
  • Enter Stripping Areas
    • Topsoil Stripping
    • Holes and Embedded Stripping Areas
      • Debris Removal (Over Topsoil)
      • Existing Sidewalk Removal
    • Verify and Edit Stripping Areas
• 2:30 PMAfternoon Break
• 2:45 PMEarthwork Modeling Step-by-Step (Cont.)
  • Enter Report Regions and Sectional Areas
    • Building Areas
    • Pond Top, Slope and Bottom Areas
    • Street Blacktop, Curb & Gutter, and Sidewalk Areas
    • Landscape Area
    • Holes and Embedded Report Regions/Sectional Areas
    • Verify and Edit Report Regions/Sectional Areas
  • Generate Profile Views
  • Generate Cut-Fill Maps
  • Calculate Cut/Fill Volumes
  • Interpret Volume Report
    • Cut/Fill Volumes, Stripping Quantities, and Sectional Quantities
    • Shrink/Swell on Volume Report
    • Net Import/Export
• 5:00 ~ 5:30 PMClass Adjourns

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