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.

Grading Creation Tools

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.

Grading Editing Tools

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 Utilities

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.