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Chapter 2 Working with Ponds
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To create the pond bottom
1 From the Grading menu, choose Shape Pond ä Bottom Polyline.
The following prompt is displayed:
Select polyline:
2 Select the pond perimeter.
The bottom polyline is created automatically based on the ponds slope and
specified depth or volume.
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The pond bottom polyline is created on the ponds normal contour layer.
You may want to move the polyline to another layer or change its color to
distinguish the pond bottom from a normal contour.
Creating All Pond Elements
Use the All command to create the pond contours, the slope control lines, and
the bottom polyline.
NOTE
Before using the Shape Pond ä All command, you must use a Pond Slopes
command to define the slopes for the pond.
To create all the elements for a pond
1 Specify the Pond Contour settings, the Slope Control Line settings, and the
Bench Settings.
For more information, see Changing the Contour Settings for Ponds and
Changing the Slope Control Line Settings for Ponds in this chapter.
2 From the Grading menu, choose Shape Pond ä All.
The following prompt is displayed:
Select polyline:
3 Select the pond perimeter.
The following prompt is displayed for closed pond perimeters:
Close contour lines <Yes>/No:
4 Type Yes to create closed contour lines. If you type No, then contour lines are
created that skip the last segment of the contours.
NOTE
If the Pond Contour Settings are set up to create both normal and
highlight contours, then the close contour lines prompt is displayed twice.
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The pond bottom polyline is created on the ponds normal contour layer.
You may want to move the polyline to another layer or change its color to
distinguish the pond bottom from a normal contour.