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Sitework estimating software for earthwork, paving and utilities

Build existing and proposed grade from the plan contours, calculate cut and fill, and measure paving and pipe in the same project. The earthwork lands in the estimate next to everything else on the site.

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Earthwork tab on a site grading plan: proposed contours, the work boundary and existing grade contours linked from the survey sheet
Existing ground contours traced on a survey sheet, each labelled with its elevation

Earthwork

Cut and fill from the contours on the plans

Mark existing and proposed contours and spots, draw the work boundary and calculate. Site features lower the grade under pavement and slabs, and strip areas take the topsoil off first.

  • Existing grade linked from the survey sheet
  • Match lines join grading sheets into one site
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Finished grade surface triangulated from proposed contours on a site grading plan

Surfaces

See the surfaces you are pricing

Existing and finished grade surfaces drawn over the sheet, so you can check the contours before you calculate. A contour or spot whose elevation does not fit its neighbours turns blue, so a typo is caught before it reaches your numbers.

  • Contours, spots and boundary edited like any measurement
  • Elevation check on every contour and spot
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Earthwork toolbar: existing and finished grade, Contour, Trace, Spot, Boundary, Match line, Site Features, Linked EG, Calculate and Strip Area

Paving and utilities

The rest of the site in the same takeoff

Measure paving areas, curb and pipe runs, and count structures on the same civil sheets, each filed under Divisions 31 to 33.

  • Sub-items for base course and aggregate
  • Earthwork lines in true bank, compacted and loose yards
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Cut and fill depth map over a site grading plan with the Earthwork Volumes panel showing cut, fill and net

Cut and fill

Cut, fill and net for the whole site

Calculate compares existing and finished grade inside the boundary. Join grading sheets at their match lines to get one balance for a site that spans several sheets.

  • Shrink and swell entered as factors
  • Soil export or import worked out for you
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Earthwork estimate lines in Division 31: topsoil stripping, then cut and fill for each paving area and the rest of the site, in bank, compacted and loose yards

Division 31 lines

Earthwork priced like the rest of the job

Cut, fill, soil export, topsoil stripping, undercut and subgrade prep arrive as estimate lines in their true units, ready for your rates.

  • Bank, compacted and loose yards where each belongs
  • Exported to Excel with everything else
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How it works

  1. 1

    Trace the grades

    Existing and proposed contours, spots and the boundary.

  2. 2

    Calculate

    Cut, fill and net, with site features and topsoil.

  3. 3

    Price the site

    Earthwork, paving and utilities in one estimate.

Frequently asked questions

Can I calculate cut and fill from PDF plans?

Yes. Contours and spot elevations on the PDF become existing and finished grade surfaces, and Calculate works out cut, fill and net inside the work boundary.

Does earthwork go into the estimate automatically?

Yes. Cut, fill, soil export or import, topsoil stripping, undercut and subgrade prep become estimate lines in Division 31.

What if the existing grade is on the survey sheet and the proposed grade on the grading plan?

Link the two sheets with matching control points. The calculation reads the existing grade from the survey sheet.

Can I measure paving, curb and pipe on the same sheets?

Yes. Linear, area and count work on civil sheets like any other, filed under Divisions 31 to 33.

Features for this work

Bring your next bid set.

Upload the drawings, set the scale and measure your first item in the same sitting. Your projects live in the cloud, so the whole team opens the same set from any computer.

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