Volume Region Element

The Volume Region element is used for reporting cut/fill in different regions of a particular phase. It is important to note that there is no requirement to have Volume Regions defined in a phase. If none are defined, the 'Estimation' report will still display a breakdown by element and results for all earthworks in the phase.

Intersecting regions are not allowed. This is to prevent potential confusion caused by cut/fill volumes being counted multiple times in the same breakdown. Handling a region within a region involves first calculating the outer region excluding the inner region and then separately calculating the inner region. Any areas not enclosed by a region will be listed under ‘remainder’.

The properties exposed for the region element are summarised below.

	Define By Dropdown options to choose how to define your region are: Boundary (default) Cut and Fill Range Height (enter value) Depth (enter value) Cut Range Lower Depth (enter value of least cut) Upper Depth (enter value of most cut) Fill Range Upper Height (enter value of most fill) Lower Height (enter value of least fill) Boundary The Boundary Edit button provides access to the editor where definition points can be specified for the outline, which defines the Volume Region.

Define By
Dropdown options to choose how to define your region are:
- Boundary (default)
- Cut and Fill Range
  - Height (enter value)
  - Depth (enter value)
- Cut Range
  - Lower Depth (enter value of least cut)
  - Upper Depth (enter value of most cut)
- Fill Range
  - Upper Height (enter value of most fill)
  - Lower Height (enter value of least fill)
Boundary

The Boundary Edit button provides access to the editor where definition points can be specified for the outline, which defines the Volume Region.

The Volume Region Measurements video demonstrates how to draw valid volume regions and explains how they are reported in the spreadsheet export (pre 2024).