Hello, I’m a project engineer who recently got my drone license here in the states. My boss wants me to go to potential project sites to gather data for cut/fill information. I’ve been playing around with the PIX4matic and survey programs free trail. Seems like once I get the contour lines .dxf file, that’s all I’ll need to get to the architect. Anyone know if that’s the right route to go?
Hi @ben5,
First, I apologize for the late reply. Somehow this thread fell through the cracks.
To measure cut and fill using PIX4Dmatic, there is no need to create DXF contour lines.
With PIX4Dmatic, you first create a base surface (or you import one), you align the vertices if needed, and then you compute the volume measure.
The cut volume is the volume above the base surface (the volume of material you need to remove to reach the base surface). The fill volume, is the volume below the base surface (the volume of void that you need to fill to reach the base surface).
This article contains everything you need to know about measuring volumes using PIX4Dmatic. There is also a quick video at the beginning:
Let me know if this helps and if there is anything else I can do for you.
Kind regards,
Daniele