<< Click to Display Table of Contents >> Navigation:  Design > Ponds > Define by Gradient, Depth and Outline

Purpose

To represent the pond as 3D Polylines (one for the water outline and one for the pond base). By an iterative process the pond can be defined for a target volume by adjusting the outline, depth or gradient.

 

Operation

Select the closed 2D Polyline representing the water outline.

The volume is displayed in the dialogue for the default depth and gradient.

Change the depth and/or gradient if required. To see what the new volume is click the Calculate volume button.

To define a proposed volume one of the three parameters needs to be adjusted :-

 

 

Best results will be achieved where the results following adjustments are roughly within the same “ball park” as the initial outline, depth and gradient. To get an initial idea use one of the standard ponds from the next menu item just to see what the area/shape looks like for the intended volume and use its water outline to “trace over”.

 

 

When the target volume (give or take 2 or 3 cubic metres) has been calculated click Accept pond to draw the pond base (and also adjust the water outline if requested).