# Cut and Fill

**URL:** <https://community.pix4d.com/t/cut-and-fill/19239>\
**Category:** PIX4Dmapper\
**Created:** [August 6, 2021, 1:24pm UTC](https://community.pix4d.com/t/cut-and-fill/19239 "2021-08-06T13:24:20Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 5\
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**Author:** ![joemcbrien](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/bb73d2/32.png) [@joemcbrien](https://community.pix4d.com/u/joemcbrien)\
**Post date:** [August 6, 2021, 1:24pm UTC](https://community.pix4d.com/t/cut-and-fill/19239/1 "2021-08-06T13:24:20Z")

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Hi All,  
I’m considering buying a permanent licence to Pix4d, I’ve been using DroneDeploy for the last 12months but its too expensive - I think charging someone $75(US) to use GCPs is overpriced and now they want to slug me $10k/annum for cut and fill functionality. I understand software costs, but I only do two sites every month so its not feasible.

I’d like to mark out stockpiles for volumes - all good with Mapper  
I’d like to create a plan view for the owners to inspect - working on that now.  
I’d like to calculate the cut out of the pit and the fill of overburden etc into old pits. I see there is some info on that, but is there any other ways people do it here? Eg export a contour dxf and use another program?

Thanks for the help,  
Joe

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**Author:** ![mark.ramsay](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/53a042/32.png) [@mark.ramsay](https://community.pix4d.com/u/mark.ramsay)\
**Post date:** [August 11, 2021, 11:12am UTC](https://community.pix4d.com/t/cut-and-fill/19239/2 "2021-08-11T11:12:50Z")

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Hi Joe,

I use Pix4d to process data then Virtual Surveyor to generate customised volume reports, cut/fill calculations, and plenty more.

Mark

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**Author:** ![Mike\_K](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/pix4d/user_avatar/community.pix4d.com/mike_k/32/4697_2.png) [@Mike\_K](https://community.pix4d.com/u/Mike_K)\
**Post date:** [August 13, 2021, 5:01pm UTC](https://community.pix4d.com/t/cut-and-fill/19239/3 "2021-08-13T17:01:20Z")

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Hi Joe,  
PIX4Dmapper can calculate a cut and fill. I suggest reading this support article.

> **[How Pix4Dmapper calculates the Volume](https://support.pix4d.com/hc/en-us/articles/202559239-How-Pix4Dmapper-calculates-the-Volume)**
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> Pix4Dmapper calculates the volume as follows:
> 1. The user draws a volume in the Volumes view. For more information about how to draw a Volume: How to draw a Volume.
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> Note:  The volume is computed...

PIX4Dmapper can also export a DXF as well as many other file formats that can then be used in 3rd party software.

> **[PIX4Dmapper Inputs and Outputs](https://support.pix4d.com/hc/en-us/articles/115002439503-Pix4Dmapper-Inputs-and-outputs)**
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> Inputs
> The main input to PIX4Dmapper are images that can be either JPEG or TIFF files. Video files can also be imported and used for processing (instead of still images).
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**Author:** ![pjengineeringservices](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/bbce88/32.png) [@pjengineeringservices](https://community.pix4d.com/u/pjengineeringservices)\
**Post date:** [August 8, 2023, 10:38am UTC](https://community.pix4d.com/t/cut-and-fill/19239/4 "2023-08-08T10:38:29Z")

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Can Pix4dmatic or Pix4dsurveyor do cut and fill?

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**Author:** ![Mike\_K](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/pix4d/user_avatar/community.pix4d.com/mike_k/32/4697_2.png) [@Mike\_K](https://community.pix4d.com/u/Mike_K)\
**Post date:** [August 8, 2023, 2:47pm UTC](https://community.pix4d.com/t/cut-and-fill/19239/5 "2023-08-08T14:47:57Z")

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PIX4Dsurvey can do volume measurements. You can read more in the article below.

> **[Volume measurement - PIX4Dsurvey](https://support.pix4d.com/hc/en-us/articles/4405473285777-Volume-measurement-PIX4Dsurvey)**
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> PIX4Dsurvey's volume measurement tool measures the volume between a base surface (defined by a volume polygon) and the active point clouds. As a default, this method connects all the vertices and t...