Versatile Features

All the functionality you need to get the job done!

Of all the software I use, this is perhaps the most powerful. The product is continually being improved and as a user you have a sense that the developers at Kubla really want to implement your ideas. Mark Randall, UK

Quantity Surveyor, Randall Partnership

A summary of the features in both the Lite and Professional versions of the software are listed below.

Feature	LITE	PRO
Site Plans Import multiple PDF, JPG, BMP documents. crop, stitch and scale. Video Tutorial	✔	✔
Existing Manual Take-off, CAD Import, Point Cloud Import. Video Tutorial	✔	✔
3D Views View existing and proposed in 3D using and orbit and fly over camera.	✔	✔
Proposed Level Area Design Platform Element allows you to easily define areas of level grade. Video Tutorial	✔	✔
Proposed Strip/Spread Design Topsoil Strip, Paving, Respread etc… Video Tutorial	✔	✔
Proposed Trenching/Road Design Path Element allows you to quickly define features with a centreline. Video Tutorial	✖	✔
Proposed Surface Design Contour Lines, Points, break-lines. Manual Take-off, CAD Import, Point Cloud Import.	✖	✔
Sloping Area Design Slope Element allows you to define an area with a sloping grade. Video Tutorial	✖	✔
Phased Projects Separate projects into separate phases to represent time, materials or anything else. Video Tutorial	✖	✔
Export Estimation Summary & Images CAD Data. Contour Lines, Shaded TIN Surfaces, Definition Data. Video Tutorial	✖	✔

Importing Site Plans

The first step of an earthworks estimation project can often be to load in site plans into your project for take-off or reference. You can load site plans file into your project in a number of different file formats (.pdf, .jpg, .bmp, .tiff). You can import as many site plans as you need, switching them on and off when you need to view them.

Being able to display multiple site plans makes it much easier to complete a takeoff if you have your existing and proposed elevation data on two seperate drawings. You can also use the crop, move, and align tools to ‘stitch’ drawings together in situations where a single site plan is spread across seperate pages of a document.

Defining Existing Ground Levels

A crucial stage in the process of earthworks estimation is to define the existing ground levels at your project site. Kubla Cubed has many features to make this as quick and easy as possible.

You can define ground levels from contour lines, break lines, or points, or from any combination of these. Every feature can either be drawn on the screen, or loaded from a CAD file or a XYZ point file.

You can also import ground levels directly from LandXml or CAD, if the ground level surfaces have already been generated in another software product.

Defining Proposed Earthworks Levels

Proposed ground levels can be seperated into different phases and defined using a number of different earthwork elements. Simple works like building foundations can be defined with overlay, platform and slope elements.

For more complex take-off jobs a surface element can be used which is defined like the existing terrain using points, break lines, contour lines and outlines.

Exporting Earthworks Estimates

When you need to share data with colleagues or clients Kubla Cubed has powerful export options enabling you to produce impressive reports and comprehensive CAD data.

You can export your project to popular image formats like .jpg and .png. Design data can exported to a .dxf or LandXml file which can be opened in other CAD programs.

Comprehensive estimation summaries and user input reports can be exported to a Microsoft Word or Excel file, as well as directly to PDF. These reports are invaluable in presenting results to other project participants.