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AEC CutFill
Step by Step Tutorial
Yudhishtirudu Gaddipati
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AEC CutFill-Step by Step Tutorial
AEC CutFill Program
AEC CutFill is a simple way to calculate earthwork volumes and print high quality cross sections. With
AEC CutFill program you can compute earthwork between the OGL and FRL or Progress levels and can
easily reach the quantities of CUT and FILL in few minutes.
Step 1: Start the Program in any of the processes
Start >> All Programs >> AEC Logic
Folder >> click ‘AEC CutFill’ icon to
launch the program.
Desktop Icon >> Either
Double Click or Right Click
and press Open menu
Step 2: Enter Project Name and File Path
Name your project or go with the default name 'Sample Project'. Choose a file path to save your project
output files. Click on 'Create' button to create a project
Note 1: Understand the Definitions and Templates
Formation Line design is defined by TOP, SLOPE, DRAINS, BERMS and MEDIANS, they often change with
site conditions as frequently as design requires. These are defined by way of multiple Templates.
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Note 2: Define TOP Template
Set cumulative Offset values with their respective Camber values given in % - starting from the centre of
the TOP Definition on LEFT and RIGHT separately. Look at the image output with the values in the grid.
Note 3: SLOPE Templates Definition
SLOPE Definition
Drawing for FILL slope
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Slope = 100% for Cut; This is in other words
1V:1H OR 1:1 OR 1/1
Slope = 50% for Fill; This is in other words
1V:2H OR 1:2 OR 1/2
Note 4: DRAIN Templates Definition
Define cumulative Offsets from the start of DRAIN section and one-directional Slopes, with (-) for
downward and (+) for upward
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Drain Definition Data
At Shoulder
Drain Graphic Output
At Toe Position
Note 5: Berm Constraints (Skip the step if not required)
Normally at every exceeding 6 meters a BERM with flat slope is introduced to have a stable earth
retaining structure.
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Berm Definition Data
Berm Graphic Output in FILL
Note 6: Median Separation (Skip the step if not required)
In the following image LEFT and RIGHT medians are shown in Brown and Earthwork volumes shall be
calculated by the program separately.
Step 3: Import Original Ground Levels (OGLs)
Use Import Data menu >> Select Sample 1 folder available at the following program installation path (modify path as installed by the user), C:\Program Files (x86)\AEC Logic\ACE CutFill\Sample 1.
Alternatively the program path can be found by Right click the Shortcut Icon on the Desktop >>
Properties >> AEC CutFill Properties Dialog >> Start in text box.
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OGLs /FRLs imported can be seen in the image below (GL and OGL are same).
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Note 1: Application of Templates
Apply the Templates defined above to all the project chainages. If required, your project may have
different defined templates for different chainages.
Step 4: Run Process
Click 'Run’ command from the Top menu or click F5 key.
Step 5: CutFill Calculation Options
1. ‘Run’ command prompts a dialog to select an option from the following to perform calculations.
a. Between Ground and Progress Levels
b. Between Two Progress Levels
c. Between Ground and Finished Levels
This is the most common method to calculate volumes between OGLs and FRLs as the
project completes its earthwork.
2. Select Show Subgrade check box if the project requires subgrade to be included and shown
separately. Assign suitable value to this, say 0.5 meters and click Start command to generate
output. Click on ‘cancel’ to return to the process..
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Step 6: You have done it!
The Program generates the volume /Area calculations in CSV format and drawing in DXF format and
writes to the files specified in the project file path.
a) Sample Project.csv: This file contains areas of CUT and FILL for LEFT and RIGHT and all
project components like subgrade, embankment and median separately.
b) Sample Project.dxf: This file contains cross-sectional drawings in data exchangeable format
(DXF).
Step 7: Area Report
Area/Volume report file in CSV format can be opened with Notepad, MS Excel or MS Word, Internet
Explorer or any browser.
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Chaina
ge
Cut
Area
Left
Emb.
Area Left
Cut
Area
Right
Emb.
Area
Right
SG
Area
Left
SG
Area
Right
Med
Cut
Left
Med
Emb
Area
Left
Med
Cut
Area
Right
Med
Emb.
Area
Right
Med SG
Area
Left
Med
SG
Area
Right
0
0
1.651
1.032
30.168
2.38
0
0
0.581
0
0
0.75
3.266
20
6.483
1.986
4.405
0.203
0.081
0
0
0
3.016
0
0
0
40
1.835
13.232
3.547
0.262
1.679
0
0
0
1.885
0
0
0
60
0.003
39.8
1.293
2.213
2.516
0.686
0
0.725
0
0.105
0.75
0.73
80
0.003
35.773
1.448
5.627
2.516
0
0
2.456
0
0
0.75
3.266
100
0.003
23.855
9.808
0.447
2.516
0
0
0.132
0.247
0
0.658
0.055
120
0.986
2.171
0.784
0.495
0.082
1.298
0
0
0.001
0
0
0.059
140
7.256
1.059
1.032
17.232
0
2.457
0
0
0.012
0
0
0.192
160
9.363
0.357
1.032
38.876
0.777
0
0
0
0
0
0
3.266
Note 1: Volume Calculations (to be done by the user)
User may calculate volumes from the area report output file by the program in EXCEL. Clubbing the
above 12 columns into 6, by eliminating left and right parameters, we have the following volumes.
Chainage
Cut
Volume
Fill
Volume
SG
Volume
Median
Cut
Volume
Median
Fill
Volume
Median
SG
Volume
0
20
119.20
340.08
24.61
30.16
5.81
40.16
40
162.70
156.83
17.60
49.01
0.00
0.00
60
66.78
555.07
48.81
18.85
8.30
14.80
80
27.47
834.13
57.18
0.00
32.86
54.96
100
112.62
657.02
50.32
2.47
25.88
47.29
120
115.81
269.68
38.96
2.48
1.32
7.72
140
100.58
209.57
38.37
0.13
0.00
2.51
160
186.83
891.99
575.24
3597.62
32.34
308.19
0.12
103.22
0.00
74.17
34.58
202.02
Step 8: Open and view DXF File on AutoCAD
Opening the DXF format file with any version of AutoCAD can be done as shown below. Note that,
initially this may not be seen unless ‘Zoom All’ command is given in AutoCAD.
a) You may use the command "LAYWALK" on the AutoCAD command line to see layer wise crosssections as explained below.
Type the command 'LAYWALK"
AutoCAD dynamic command
on Alternatively
type
the
command
'LAYWALK" on AutoCAD command
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b) Select a layer name (chainage itself is named as layer name) to freeze all other layers. Use the
command "LAYWALK" repeatedly to switch between different layers/chainage drawings.
c) The following image shows the Ch: 0.0 for the LAYWALK dialog.
Note 1: Open Graphic DXF file with DWG TrueView
DWG TrueView is free download program by Autodesk, available on their website:
http://usa.autodesk.com/adsk/servlet/pc/item?siteID=123112&id=9078813. The output DXF file can be
opened and managed with this program as explained in.
a) Right click on the Sample Project.dxf file and open with DWG TrueView Application as shown
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b) If you are unable to open the file, use the procedure shown below and select the Output DXF file
from the project file path. Click on Open
Note 2: Click Zoom Extents or Zoom
If you are unable to see the drawing objects of the opened file, click on the Navigation Tool bar, Select
‘Zoom Extents’ command to see the entire drawing.
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Note 3: Manage Layers
You can make nothing out of this drawing unless you manage the Layers. Click on ‘Layer Properties’ on
the tool bar as shown on the Ribbon Home Panel. You can find the application view as shown.
Let us assume that we want to see only the '0' Layer, where we have our cross section at '0' chainage.
To do this Right Click on the Layer Properties, Click on 'Invert Selection' to find the Layer Properties to
change as in the next image.
Selected All layers except '0' Layer
Click on the Bulb icon to Off all selected Layers
Note 4: Cross Sectional Drawing
The Desired output drawing is seen in the image below. Use several tools to manage your cross section
drawings as shown below.
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Note 5: Manage Drawings
From Tools>> ‘Show Hide Ribbon menu’ would enable several commands, for example ‘Region/Mass
Properties’ as seen in the image which explains the use of menu. Use several commands to manage your
cross section drawings.
Note 6: Printing Cross Sectional Drawings
Plotting and printing can be done using several features of the DWG TrueView. Few important
commands are shown below.
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‘Layout tab’ is an excellent feature to print all you cross sections as shown below. Use layer manager for
switching between layers and use set Layouts for each one of them to take printouts.
Note 7: Printing Graphic Output using AutoCAD
AEC CutFill comes with AUTOMATIC printing feature directing your output either in soft form, like in
PDF, DXF and so on, or sending directly to the printer for a printout. You need to have an AutoCAD
installed on your system to perform this operation.
Note
For understanding comprehensive usage of this software download Documentation at our web site
http://www.aeclogic.com/DocumentFiles/AECCutFillHelp.pdf. To use more advanced methods of
computing earth work using total station point file data, you can use our AEC Terrain Product that deals
with.
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