InSite SiteWork - Digitizing Grades

*A PDF file will be used for this walk-through take-off from InSite SiteWork. After the PDF tour, CAD and GPS import is shown. Digitizer use from paper plans is also supported.

Start the take-off.  Set up a Job and select an image file from the thumbnail display.

If a single PDF contains multiple pages, the pages are shown in thumbnail format after the main file is selected.

Check the Scale.  The scale information on an image file can often be wrong, so InSite SiteWork guides you through a process of checking the scale.  Two points are selected and the distance is entered.  InSite calculates the true scale.

Enter the Existing Grades.  Grade information can consist of spot elevations, contours, and sloping lines.  InSite's Total Site Triangulation creates surfaces, which are used to generate the Cut & Fill volumes. 

Right mouse click and choose 1. Digitize Contour on the menu.  Type in the elevation, click OK and trace the grade.

Line Selection for Vector (First Generation) PDFs. InSite SiteWork converts Vector based PDF's to linework that can be selected. It even converts dashed existing lines into selectable objects. Watch the Video below to see it in action.

 

Automatic Line Tracing for Raster PDF, JPG and TIF (Scanned plans).   Lines can be automatically traced by holding the Ctrl key and clicking the line.  The automatic line tracker will follow the line.  Repeat for each grade.

InSite SiteWork can handle contours, spot elevations, and sloping lines. 

Add the Proposed Grades.  Proposed grades are entered the same way as Existing. The grades are entered from beginning to end without breaking up each subgrade area.  We'll handle all of the subgrade areas later with the Subgrade Feature.

The final step is to enter the Site Boundary.  This line assures that proposed will daylight to Existing, and limits the calculation. 

Once the Existing and Proposed surfaces are entered, the Soil Boring Data can be entered.

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