Hi,
I am a new user and new to the forum, apologies if this question has already been answered. I have 2 PDF files, one with existing site conditions and one with proposed. After creating the strip and fill removal, and overlaying the 2 PDF files, I find I am unable to read the levels on my proposed phase that I want to work on. Is there a way to just see the 1 phase that I wish to work on and hide any PDF and/or Phase that I wish to? I have attached the file I have been working on, you can see I can no longer vie and identify the proposed levels and surfaces. Thanks for your help.
I'm having some performance issues with Kubla Cubed, but not the usual sort. It's not that the program's using too many resources on a limited machine but rather that it's not using enough. I've got a pretty impressive laptop that I'm using. It's handled everything that I've ever thrown at it except Kubla.
Laptop specs:
Dell Vostro 15 7510
Processor: 11th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-11800H @ 2.30GHz[Cores 8] [Logical processors 16]
RAM: 16GB RAM
Graphics: integrated graphics + NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 Ti Laptop (Kubla is forced to the standalone GPU)
I get that the RAM could be a little better, but here's the thing: When I start running Kubla nothing gets maxed out. If I close out of everything else, the processor usage drops to around 15% and doesn't really spike above around 30%. The RAM usage will stay around 12GB, and the GPU doesn't go nuts either. Yet it takes 30 minutes sometimes to render the existing contours on a single sheet and it's always run this slow. What gives? Any help would be greatly appreciated.
The attached screenshot is what my task manager performance tab looks like after Kubla's been sitting and working for ~20min after I clicked the "contours" tab to edit the existing contours on one sheet. Nothing else is running beyond normal background processes.
I'm new to this product and forum, but I can't seem to find any resources that explain how to go about calculating cut/fill when you have a foundation to work around. So far, I have done the following:
1. Defined existing conditions of site with outlines and contours.
2. Created a separate phase and used the platform element to drop grade around existing foundation that will be demolished.
3. Created a separate phase and used the platform element to drop grade around proposed new foundation.
From here I am stuck. I need to backfill around the proposed new foundation and add final grades, but I cannot figure out how to do this. If anyone has a procedure or suggestion for how to move forward it would be greatly appreciated as there seems to be nothing out there that explains what to do from here.
I am having a problem exporting files to CAD. Namely that upon export, my CAD file is breaking the contour lines into thousands (literally) of separate and overlapping lines and unjoined points. The data I am importing into Kubla is good, but is only an issue upon export. Is this something that can be remediated with a setting? Or am I doing something wrong?
Posted by: DavidL - 01-30-2023, 12:11 AM
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Hi,
just recently started this tool for some of my projects to determine extent of site cuts and what not, for hillside cuts and proposed basement cuts.
I have a question for showing relative lines on images as part of presenting the level of cut and fill. Is there a method to match up the colour keys to the contour lines?
I've used Kubla successfully a few times in the past, but it's been a bit since the last time. It seems like the program isn't calculating my platform element. I've gone through all the videos and read the forums but I can't find anything to help.
Other things not working correctly:
No cut/fill calculations are displayed on the proposed tab's top left.
The 3D view is not working.
I've attached a screenshot of my program since these forums require a URL to link a pic.
I came across a situation that required me to look into multiple scenarios for approaching the structure excavation.
This was a traditional lump sum bid-build I submitted a bid for early in 2022.
The short story is that no excavation shoring system was shown on the drawings but there was a small clause that included a performance requirement that was tucked away in the excavation shoring technical specification
"the shoring shall be constructed as substantially watertight such that dewatering inside the shoring system
does not substantially lower the groundwater table on the outside of the shoring system since lowering of the
water table on the outside of the shoring system may lead to unacceptable settlements of existing structures and utilities."
The structures comprise 2-27m diameter biosolids storage tanks with a 10m excavation.
The soil conditions would require a massive dewatering system to keep the excavation dry if a traditional open cut excavation is used. Concerns of damaging existing infrastucture + nearby neighbors on wells. Despise the performance clause there was questions as to whether an open cut excavation would be allowed versus a watertight shoring system.
So I created one scenario in Kubla, then duplicated it, renamed, and modified the scenario. The problem is, there are several duplicate phases between the two files. If i had to update one - then i'd have to go update the other. I don't like managing two files so I thought adding another level to the phase tabs on the bottom of the screen would be a solution.
An interesting note, this job had a budget of $20 million.
There was a competitive open bidding process that had a great spread but still way over budget.
This used to be a one-off in my industry - but it's becoming a much more common!
Bid results for the Simcoe WWTP Upgrades (HST Extra)
1.Maple $68,599,820.00
2.NAC $70,709,025.00
3.Graham $88,958,739.00
I'm just getting started with Kubla Cubed and have a question regarding the slope element. After I deliniate a slope element outline, I'm unable to see any of the controls that are used to define the slope incline and elevation. This includes the 3 Points, 3 Points & Offset, Arrow and Arrow & Offset options. For examples, when I select Arrow, the arrow control doesn't appear on top of my plan.
Any ideas when these controls aren't showing up for me?
I recently had a job where the engineer did not show existing conditions - I was able to get a round it by using an orthographic satellite image of the site to takeoff the removals.
When a subcontractor asked which areas are asphalt roads and which are grassed, it wasn't easy to send him a map.
I had to take pictures of me selecting each element type to highlight them in the map.
see Picture 1 and 2 (first and last pic)
I think a solution is do add a setting under View to turn off cut/fill shading and turn on a solid colour or hatching to each element.
As the colour that has priority is on top it's be helpful to the modeler as the element order of precedence is right in your face; you can see what element has priority very easily.
This is important as it will hide outlines if they don't have priority.
The drawings become extremely messy if you don't hide the lines in an element that is behind another.
I included a picture of another job at the bottom where there are a lot of elements and it can be tough to manage it solely in your head.
I just realized the report function does something similar to this. Except it's showing surface elements on top of other elements which is not what I'm looking for.
See pic 3 (middle pic), the large ditch along the bottom right side of the drawing is to receive 150mm topsoil (Element = Topsoil @ Main Site).
The ditch element is just applying contours - not telling it what type of surfacing it will get (paving/concrete/topsoil/etc).
see Picture 3, 4, and 5 (middle three pics)
Have a nice weekend.
Thanks.
Sorry - i can get the pics to show up in order.
The picture title from top to bottom is in this order: 1, 4, 3, 5, 2
