Starting Grading Optimization
Whether you are beginning, continuing, or editing an existing Grading Optimization project, be sure your source drawing contains a TIN surface and grading objects. Make sure you have an idea of how the site should grade, drain, and accommodate its surrounding terrain.
- Open your drawing.
- Click Analyze tab > Grading Optimization panel >
Optimize.
- The Grading Optimization interface opens.
- Review your project settings.
Changes made to grading objects in Grading Optimization will updated in the Civil 3D drawing.
Important: If you close Grading Optimization or Civil 3D before sending the results to the drawing, optimization updates to the surface will be lost.