Cut/Fill Property Page

The Cut/Fill property page allows you to control the generation of an optional cut/fill image. The image is a color-indexed GeoTIFF image file. The Ground Sample Distance (GSD) of the cut/fill image is the grid cell size of the operand surface grid(s) that are generated as part of the volumetric computation. A positive elevation difference between the hull and base surfaces at a grid cell is interpreted as cut, while negative differences are interpreted as fill (example: A polygon drawn around the base of a hill would result in a volume labeled Cut, while a polygon drawn around a hole would result in a volume label Fill).

Output Cut and Fill Image – Specifies the creation of the optional cut/fill image file.

Cut and Fill Output Image File – The name and location of the cut/fill image. The I/O Manager opens and allows you to enter the filename and location.

Cut Color – The color for cut values. The cut represents a positive elevation difference between the hull and the base surfaces.

Fill Color – The color for fill values. The fill represents a negative elevation difference between the hull and base surfaces.

How To Define the Optional Cut/Fill Image Properties

This set of steps will create a color-indexed GeoTIFF image representing positive or negative elevation differences between the hull and base surfaces.

Set up a new Volumetric Analysis task.
To generate an optional Cut/Fill image, click the Cut/Fill tab and select the Output Cut and Fill Image checkbox.
Click the browse button next to the Cut and Fill Output Image File field. The I/O Manager will display.
In the available drop-down menu under File/Folder, click the folder button and then type a filename and browse to a location in which to save the Cut/Fill image file. Click Save.
Click the Add to Map checkbox (in the Volumetric Output Cut and Fill Map row) if you want to add the Cut/Fill image as a layer to the map.
On the Cut/Fill Image tab, click the color button next to Cut Color and select a color to use to represent the cut values in the image file. The cut will represent a positive elevation difference between the hull and base surfaces.
Click the color button next to the Fill Color and select a different color to use to represent the fill values in the image file. The fill will represent a negative elevation difference between the hull and base surfaces.
Click Apply at the bottom of the window to continue.