FieldGrade v1.01.19 | Terrain & Earthworks Studio

01 / WORKSPACE

Project name

02 / FIELD BOUNDARY

FIELD AREA— acres

03 / TERRAIN DATA

Elevation source

Download actual bare-earth DEM from the USGS. Requires Internet; available resolution and vertical accuracy vary.

Grid size (m)

Elevation opacity

Public DEM and interpolated surveys may not be accurate enough for construction-grade control.

04 / DISPLAY & LAYERS

Generate an elevation surface to enable terrain layers.

Field cut/fill and design contours require a calculated flat-surface design. Ground contours and drainage only need terrain.

Surface opacity 83%

Contour interval (ft)

Relief & color rendering

Vertical exaggeration 2×

Sun direction 315°

Sun height 40°

Shadow strength 60%

Color low (ft)

Color high (ft)

Brightness 100%

Contrast 100%

Color saturation 100%

Draw a field or load the example project to begin

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05 / GRADING DESIGN

Design a Flat surface

1 zone

Calculation mode

Downhill slope (%)

Fall direction (compass °)

0° north · 90° east · 180° south

Cut : fill target

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06 / EARTHWORKS SUMMARY

NET CUT / FILL—cubic yards (+ indicates net cut)

TOTAL CUT—yd³

TOTAL FILL—yd³

MAX CUT—feet

MAX FILL—feet

Min elevation—Max elevation—

Cell-based estimate. No soil shrink/swell, topsoil stripping, or haul analysis.

07 / DRAINAGE CUT ROUTE

Cut & Backslope Designer

Planning

Load field elevation, select ⛏ Cut route, click along the cut from upstream toward the outlet, then press Done.

Bottom width (ft)

Backslope (H:1V)

Downstream fall (%)

Cut depth at start (ft)

Station and daylight settings

Station spacing (ft)

Max half-width (ft)

ROUTE LENGTH—

CUT VOLUME—

MAX CUT—

MAX TOP WIDTH—

Cut quantities are planning estimates; slopes require local geotechnical verification.

Minimum turn radius (ft)

75 ft centerline turning-radius starting assumption for a tractor and pull-type scraper. Verify against your tractor, implement, and operating speed.

Minimum-cut flow path—Ground drop—

Select ↘ Flow trace, click the flow start, then click the stop/outlet point.

08 / RTK & SCRAPER MONITOR

Machine Configuration

OFFLINE

Machine type

Scraper blade width (ft)

Sets the default single-pass cut bottom width. Adjust bottom width independently for a wider, multi-pass channel.

Antenna to blade (ft)

Datum correction (ft)

Wi-Fi / Bluetooth GNSS gateway

Connection type

GNSS TCP/UDP port

Receiver Wi-Fi IP address

Waiting for receiver

No live cut-route grade guidance

Test with manual RTK position

Latitude

Longitude

Antenna elevation (ft, MSL)

ACTUAL BLADE VS DESIGN—No RTK positionNo receiver connected

Displays target differences only. No steering or hydraulic output. Verify FIX status, antenna offset, and vertical datum before use.

09 / EXPORT

CSV columns include latitude, longitude, existing and designed elevation. Machine-control formats are not implemented.

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