# volume

**URL:** <https://community.pix4d.com/t/volume/10607>\
**Category:** PIX4Dmapper Questions/Troubleshooting\
**Created:** [December 29, 2019, 5:26am UTC](https://community.pix4d.com/t/volume/10607 "2019-12-29T05:26:14Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 4\
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**Author:** ![norrgard](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/c77e96/32.png) [@norrgard](https://community.pix4d.com/u/norrgard)\
**Post date:** [December 29, 2019, 5:26am UTC](https://community.pix4d.com/t/volume/10607/1 "2019-12-29T05:26:14Z")

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Hi everbody  
Any one now how to create a volume if one side of the gravelpile is upp against a rock wall.  
If you cant see the bottom of the pile al the way around.  
Hope you understand what i mean.

Peder

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**Author:** ![Beata](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/pix4d/user_avatar/community.pix4d.com/beata/32/187_2.png) [@Beata](https://community.pix4d.com/u/Beata)\
**Post date:** [December 31, 2019, 6:32am UTC](https://community.pix4d.com/t/volume/10607/2 "2019-12-31T06:32:09Z")

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Hi @norrgard,

Could you share some screenshots of that gravel pile so we could see how it looks like?

Regards

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**Author:** ![norrgard](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/c77e96/32.png) [@norrgard](https://community.pix4d.com/u/norrgard)\
**Post date:** [January 2, 2020, 12:25pm UTC](https://community.pix4d.com/t/volume/10607/3 "2020-01-02T12:25:39Z")

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![stockpile](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/pix4d/original/2X/c/c208d6ba03d28ecba9b0ee11bef236718995a8a9.jpeg)

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**Author:** ![Beata](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/pix4d/user_avatar/community.pix4d.com/beata/32/187_2.png) [@Beata](https://community.pix4d.com/u/Beata)\
**Post date:** [January 3, 2020, 11:19am UTC](https://community.pix4d.com/t/volume/10607/4 "2020-01-03T11:19:12Z")

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Hi @norrgard,

Thank you for the screenshot.

Please draw the volume similarly to how I did it.  
Afterwards, go to _Settings_ and choose _Align with the Lowest Point_.  
In this way, you will fit the base to the ground. All the volume above would be your cut volume. 😉  
More in:  
[How Pix4Dmapper calculates the Volume?](https://support.pix4d.com/hc/en-us/articles/202559239-How-Pix4Dmapper-calculates-the-Volume)  
[Which Base Surface is recommended for the Volume Calculation?](https://support.pix4d.com/hc/en-us/articles/217114246-Which-Base-Surface-is-recommended-for-the-Volume-Calculation)  
 ![image](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/pix4d/original/2X/e/ef30a53c31f7e6ba8ed1a43212ffe2c26a16a2e5.jpeg)  
Regards!