Something I've had issues with while using the software is accounting for cuts and fills on either side of a retaining wall. In some cases the grade on one side of the wall may differ by up to 18' and I cannot seem to find a good method for translating that to the program. I've tried various methods of creating the retaining wall as a feature surface, as a 1' wide path and even using the raise feature. Even playing with the side batter numbers the program seems to always leave a ditch on the higher side of the retaining wall that is difficult to calculate a cut or fill for. When trying it as a feature surface, using an outline of "Define Varying Levels" seems to do the best job as I can set the grade on the high side and the low side separately but the program still leaves a space unaccounted for. Setting the wall as a break line inside of another feature, i.e., a sub grade in a grass area, also seems to make the grades around the break line go bonkers. One thing I've been able to do about that is set point elevations in the areas that are causing trouble but most of the time I am just making an educated guess at those point elevations and the problem still remains.

I'm curious if others have had this issue and what they've done to combat it. Or maybe there is something in the program that I'm missing that would better account for the placement of a proposed retaining wall. If the "Path" feature allowed me to set differing elevations on either side of the wall, and also account for proposed contour lines, I feel like it would be a good solution for the problem I'm having here. One thing to note is that I do not have access to CAD files when I'm creating my models, so I'm doing this purely based on the information provided in the plans available for a specific job which are sometimes not the best.

I've attached an example of a job where I was having this issue for folks to review and possibly advise. One factor I am unsure of on this particular job is if there is any sort of reveal on the high side of the retaining wall at any point. Typically I would have to wait to win the bid for the job and obtain a shop drawing from my wall subcontractor before I have specific information on these things.

Attached Files

  Cuts Fills V2.kcp (Size: 1.95 MB / Downloads: 3)

Hi, potential feature to include in future updates, can you allow for a benched excavation toggle similar to the batter slopes?

Hi, I have recently noticed that side batters modelled on Kubla don't really function properly in scenarios where 'Fill' is being placed against a near vertical surface (say bridge abutment). 
Currently, the fill batters project through the vertical surface where any spill is identified. 
Ideally, the spill batters should slope down along the rear of the wall at the same defined slope rate.  
See attached model with the intended slope manually modelled using the feature surface tool.

Attached Files

  Kubla - Spill Batter Issue.kcp (Size: 11.38 KB / Downloads: 7)

Anyone near Louisville that is pretty adept with this program? Seeking someone to help train staff in correct usage

HI. Anyone can help on how to Export points from features surface ? I added points to the features plan and I need to export all the data I added to included in the report

Good morning All,
What's the latest on V7.4 Release?
Cheers
Tim

Hello,
My problem is when I load a new PDF and scale it using By Ratio, I enter it according to the scale on the PDF ex: 1" = 20' it does not scale correctly on the print. I'll place my cursor on a point, press and hold M on my keyboard, move my cursor to a known distance and it'll show it as a measurement that is about 1/3 of the distance. When I scale using the By Length option, again using the scale on the PDF, it will scale correctly until I move the screen so I can see another section of the print or I zoom in or out, then it is no longer scale correctly.
Any ideas on how to fix this?  I have tried different PDF's and it's the same on all of them.

Hi all,
My name is Solomon Moffat and I’m a Quantity Surveyor working on civil road projects in the Caribbean. I’m really enjoying using Kubla so far, but I’ve hit a workflow issue and would appreciate some guidance.
The Consultant wants to verify the earthworks quantities using the “old school” method: levels (or heights) at the LHS, Centre Line, and RHS every 5 m along the road corridor.
In Kubla I can see the existing and proposed levels at any point by hovering the mouse, but capturing these one-by-one is very tedious and time-consuming.
Is there a better way to extract this information – for example, generating a report or exporting section data at 5 m intervals – so that I can tabulate it for his checks and certification of quantities for payment?
Any tips, workflows, or documentation links would be greatly appreciated.
Thanks in advance,
Solomon

It would be incredibly helpful if there was a way to change the shape of the count function in the measurement feature to something else other than the "crosshairs" (+) for ease of visibility. For example a circle, square or triangle. 


Right now, i use Kubla for my cut and fill analysis then switch to OST for the remainder of my takeoff (counting storm catch basins etc). If the measurement function was just a little bit more robust, including changing the shape of the count function and possibly a little bit of structure of the counted elements (group them into a category you could name) I could complete my entire takeoff for a project in Kubla.

Seeking someone to train some of the staff on using Kubla Cubed.