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Creating Pond Perimeters
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2 Under Benching, select the check box to turn on benching. When this check
box is selected, benches are created in the pond bank when you shape a pond.
3 In the Slope box, enter the grade for each bench. By default, the value is 0.0001.
This value simulates a flat bench. Use this number instead of zero to define a
flat bench.
The equivalent slope ratio may also be entered to specify the slope. For
example, enter 3:1 into the slope box and press ENTER. The slope is
automatically converted to the equivalent grade value of .333. You can also
click the Select button and choose the slope from your drawing.
4 In the Depth box, enter the depth for each bench.
You can also click the Select button and choose the depth from your drawing.
5 In the Width box, enter the width for each bench. You can also click the Select
button and choose the width from your drawing.
6 Click OK.
Creating Pond Perimeters
To establish the perimeter of your pond, you can draw the perimeter with a 2D
or 3D polyline command, or you can use the Pond Perimeter commands on the
Grading menu.
The pond perimeter is a polyline, and slopes can be calculated from each vertex
in the polyline. You can add vertices to a pond perimeter for greater accuracy,
and you can fillet the perimeter to create pond shapes with rounded corners.
NOTE
To shape a pond, the pond perimeter must contain 3 or more vertices.
If you create a pond perimeter that you intend on using often, you can save the
pond perimeter geometry as an external file that you can import into a drawing.
Drawing a Pond Perimeter
Unless you are defining a pond from existing contours, you must create a
perimeter for the pond you are designing. You can use a 2D or 3D polyline
command to draw the pond perimeter, or you can use the Pond
Perimeter ä Draw command to draw the perimeter (as a 3D polyline), assign an
elevation to it, and define the perimeter as a pond.
NOTE
You can only draw straight line segments when using the Draw
command. However, to create curved segments, you can use the Pond
Perimeter ä Fillet command after drawing the perimeter.
NOTE
When you use the Draw command, a <pond name>.pnd file is created
in the c:\Land Projects R2\<project name>\hd folder. This file stores
the pond perimeter length, the area, and the elevation of the
perimeter.