Landscape Area: 'Cut & Fill Volume' worksheet formula like Hardscape possible?

[HebHeb]

Currently, I use both Landscape Area and Hardscape objects for the same areas simultaneously:

1. Hardscape for the substrates underneath
2. Landscape Area only for the plants on top (with no background fill or substrate)
    

The reason is that I work with the following worksheet functions (via Datamanager, ifcPsets, and in worksheets) in combination with the DTM oc...

• 'Hardscape'.'Fill Volume'
• 'Hardscape'.'Cut Volume'
• 'Hardscape'.'Net C&F Volume'
   

Actually, the Landscape Area object offers similar options for individual component layers (like the Hardscape does), but it lacks equivalent worksheet formulas.

So, being able to streamline this workflow into a single tool/object instead of having to “double” (substrate and plants separately) would be very helpful.

Is there a way to access these volume calculations directly from the Landscape Area object?
I wouldn’t mind using custom scripts inside worksheets if necessary

@Katarina Ollikainen Maybe you know if there are plans for this feature in the future?
Cheers.

[Nico_be]

Hello,

 

Why don't you use a formula that multiplies the surface area by the depth of the planted surface?

SurfaceArea X Depth

[HebHeb]

The mentioned formulas calculate the differences (including the depths of the material layers) between the existing and the proposed volume of the DTM.
So it’s not just about the volume of the material layers themselves – that’s not what I’m trying to achieve here.

Edited September 3 by HebHeb

[Nico_be]

Okay, I get it.  The planted surface can't be configured with levels and slopes that would have an impact on the terrain. 
It simply follows the defined terrain.

 

[HebHeb]

yes, but Hardscape does it also in "drape mode" so i guess it might be possible somehow...