Containment Volumes

[NEWMAN1006]

Hello,

 

I am tasked with calculating a volume of an area to calculate how many gallons it will hold.

 

I then need to compare this tin surface at a specific elevation

 

so basically i have a bowl and need to put a lid on it to see how much volume there is at the containment fail elevation.

 

was looking for other ideas as to how to do this

 

right now i'm making a plane at the set elevation and then making on additional plane to move up and down till I get the containment I need

 

 

Thanks

[NEWMAN1006]

PDF Example of what I'm trying to do

CA-8 TK-64 .pdf

[TheCADnoob]

Id be tempted to throw a trapezoid at it (V=LH(A + B)/2) and do a rough calculation... but thats why im not making the real money haha. If nothing else it can give you an idea where to start looking to put your lid.

[Mefloump]

Couldn't you make the empty space a 3D object and then run the MASSPROP command?

[NEWMAN1006]

I have no idea how that command works

[Mefloump]

https://knowledge.autodesk.com/support/autocad/learn-explore/caas/CloudHelp/cloudhelp/2015/ENU/AutoCAD-Core/files/GUID-CAA51229-293E-4A0C-BFF3-93226252CF13-htm.html

[rkmcswain]

Are you doing this with plain AutoCAD?

 

You're in the AutoCAD forum, but your "Computer Details" says "Civil 3D 2012"

[NEWMAN1006]

No I'm using Civil 3d 2014 should I have put it in a different thread?

[SLW210]

I moved your thread to the Civil 3D & LDD Forum for you.

[BIGAL]

Make a new surface larger than your bowl with say 5 points but each point has the same elevation then just use the ciV3d volume calc compare two surfaces.

[NEWMAN1006]

Thanks for the input I will give these a try

[MillerMG]

I just had to do this by hand in my Hydrology and Drainage course...Wasn't too bad. Having CAD sure helped a lot