Grading Creation Tools

Use this toolbar to quickly create new grading, apply grading criteria and styles, and edit existing grading.

Set The Grading Group: Opens the Select Grading Group dialog box. Select the current grading group, or create a new group.
Set The Target Surface: Opens the Select Surface dialog box. Select the surface to use as a target. Applies only when the Grading Criteria uses Surface as the Target.
Set The Grading Layer: Opens the Set Grading Layers dialog box. Specify on which layer the grading should be created.
Select a Criteria Set: Sets the current criteria set, from which you can select specific criteria.
Select a Criteria: Click the Down arrow to select a criteria to apply to the grading.
Style Picker: Use these options to edit the current criteria or create a new criteria.

Create Grading: Creates grading by using prompts on the command line. The grading uses the current style and criteria.
Copy Create Grading: Creates a grading by copying the criteria and style from an existing grading object.
Create Transition: Creates a transitional slope between two different criteria or two different values.
Create Infill: Creates a grading face that has no criteria to fill in any holes that are left by creating grading.

Edit Grading: Provides a series of command line prompts for you to change the criteria of a grading object.
Delete Grading: Deletes a grading and removes it from the grading group.
Change Grading Group: Prompts you to select the grading objects and then opens the Select Grading Group dialog box. Select a grading group to move the grading objects into.

Grading Volume Tools: Opens the Grading Volume Tools. Raise or lower the grading group to meet target cut and fill volumes.
Create Detached Surface: Creates a new surface that is not associated with the grading group, and therefore does not update to reflect changes in the group.

Grading Editor: Prompts you to select an existing grading and opens the Grading Editor dialog box.
Grading Elevation Editor: Prompts you to select an existing feature line or lot line, then displays the Grading Elevation Editor dialog box.
Grading Group Properties: Opens the Grading Group Properties dialog box.
Grading Properties: Opens the Grading Properties dialog box. Note that this is the only place to view the properties of an individual grading.
Expand: Shows or hides the current grading criteria values and the style selectors. You can view the criteria values here.