Place a trench by top cardinal point and start depth with bottom slope parallel to top slope - Intergraph Smart 3D - Help

In the Grids task, create grids as needed for drawing the trench path.

In the Civil task, click Place Trench Command .

Click Path on the Place Trench Ribbon, and define the path of the top of the trench.

Select a cardinal point at the top of the trench: Top Left , Top Center , or Top Right .

Select Define start depth (Bottom slope is parallel to top slope) as the placement method.

The bottom slope is defined as parallel to the trench path.

Select the parent system of the trench run.

Select a trench type and its respective cross-section.

The depth is defined by the Catalog during placement. You can modify this after placement. See Modify a trench feature.

Click Finish to create the trench. An example trench elevation is shown in the example below.

1 - Drawn trench path with varying global Z-coordinates along the path

2 - Defined top cardinal point for cross-section

3 - Defined depth from trench cross-section

4 - Defined slope, parallel to the drawn trench path

5 - Defined footing thickness from trench cross-section

6 - Trench depths, equal to the defined depth (3)