How-to
Find the answers to all your, “How do I…?” Kubla Cubed questions.
Offset a Contour Line, Break-line or Outline
Have you traced lines or extracted then from a PDF/CAD file? You may need to add more lines or perhaps you weren't able to extract all the lines. The Offset tool is useful when creating a footpath...
Change The Cursor Label
Kubla Cubed can display information (in real time) on the mouse 🖱️ cursor. The label options can be customised to show only the information you require. Here is a quick video to show you how to...
Add Features From A PDF / CAD File
Have you imported a PDF or CAD file as your site plan? Are now ready to begin generating your existing and proposed surface using contour lines? Contour lines, points and breaks can all be used to...
Split A Line
Have you imported a site plan and extracted contour lines and/or break-lines from either a CAD file or vector PDF file? Lines import as they are in the original CAD or PDF site plan. This is...
Join Two (or more) Lines
Have you imported a site plan and extracted contour lines and/or break-lines from either a CAD file or vector PDF file? Lines import as they are found in the original CAD or PDF site plan. This is...
Extract Vector PDF Lines And Points
Have you imported a PDF file as your site plan? Are now ready to begin generating your existing and proposed surface using contour lines, points and breaklines? Contour lines, points and breaks are...
Change The Background Colour
Kubla Cubed can be displayed with a background colour of your choice. The default colour is blue but you may find this does not always suit the project you are working on i.e. the site plan is...
Change The Units Of Measure
Kubla Cubed can display either metric or imperial (English) units. These will initially be set to a default value depending on the region settings of your computer. Here is a quick video to show you...
Navigate in Kubla Cubed
You can move around and navigate your Kubla Cubed projects using the mouse 🖱️ , the keyboard ⌨ , or the buttons on the navigation panel. ZOOM The following controls are the same regardless of...
Set Elevations For Multiple Contours
Have you imported a PDF or CAD file as your site plan? Are now ready to begin generating your existing and proposed surface using contour lines? Contour lines (or isolines) are great to define the...
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