Kubla Cubed User Manual
Introduction
Kubla Software
Kubla Cubed
Getting Started
User Interface
Setting the Correct Units
Changing Background Colour
Cursor Label
Navigation
Undoing and Redoing Changes
Selecting Elements
Loading and Saving Files
Loading Projects
Saving Projects
Auto-Recovery
Keyboard Shortcuts / Hotkeys
Display
Display Panel
Lighting
Line Work
Earthworks Shading
Site Plan Visibility
Element Shading
On-Screen Statistics
Single Camera Mode
Presentation Mode
Colour Keys
Vertical Exaggeration
Site Plans
Overview
Quick Measure Tool
Editing Modes
Adding a Site Plan
Setting the Position and Cropping
Move
Rotate
Scale
Align to Two Points
Crop
Stitching Site Plans
Overlaying Site Plans
Setting the Transparency
Setting Visibility
Construction Phases
Overview
Elevation Elements
The Elements Panel
Calculation Order
Side Batters
Absolute Elements
Platform Element
Slope Element
Path Element
Feature Surface Element
Triangle Surface Element
Relative Elements
Reduce Element
Raise Element
Trench Element
Berm Element
Measurement Elements
The Measurements Panel
Count Element
Length Element
Area Element
Volume Region Element
Volume Region - Batch Create
RICS NRM2 (2013+)
RICS SMM7 (< 2013)
Validation Failed
Cross Section Element
Editing Elements
Feature Types
Adding New Features
Adding Features Manually
Adding Features from a PDF/CAD File
Adding Points from a Data File
Editing and Deleting Features
Group Selection
Editing Tools
Join Tool
Split Tool
Offset Tool
Set Multiple Elevation (SME) Tool
Sort Tool
Copy and Paste
Triangle Surface
Defining Existing Ground
Existing Defined with Points, Contour Lines and Break-Lines
Existing Defined with Triangles
Existing Boundary Outline
Lidar and Photogrammetry data
Topsoil Stripping
Reducing a Topsoil Strip by Specified Depths
Excluding Internal Areas from a Strip
Demolition
Breaking Out Concrete Areas
Milling Paved Areas
Calculating the Volume of Demolished Materials
Bulk Earthworks
Bulk Earthworks - Overview
Adjusting to Subgrade / Formation Level
Soft Landscape (Ponds, Gardens, External Works, etc.)
Hard Landscape (Building Pads, Drives, Car Parks, etc.)
Recreational Grounds (Golf Course, Sports Pitch, etc.)
Roads and Paths
Retaining Walls
Utility Trenches
Trenches, Ditches
Foundations, Footings
Modelling Foundations
Backfilling
Filling Around Structural Elements
Paving, Turf and Sod
Using Reported Areas to Calculate Paving Volumes
Using the Raise Element to Report Paving Volumes
Obtaining a Breakdown of different Paving Strata
Marine Dredging & Reclamation
Coordinates and Bathymetry
Modelling tools
Visualisation
Stockpile Volumes
Importing Survey Point File (.CSV, .XYZ, .XLS, .UAV)
Calculate the Volume of the Stockpile - Platform
Calculate the Volume of the Stockpile - Feature Surface
Exporting Spreadsheets & Reports
Creating Reports
Creating Spreadsheets
Exporting Images & Drawings
Creating Drawings
Export Image
Export to LandXML
Export to CAD
CAD Export Options
Export to BIM and/or Machine Control
Exporting for BIM Software
Exporting for Machine Control Systems
Troubleshooting
Essential Project Checks
Software Performance
Error Messages in Kubla Cubed