Site Balancing

Site balancing calculates a vertical shift for a reference terrain so cut and fill balance as closely as possible across the compared area. It exists to support earthworks planning by showing how much the reference terrain should be raised or lowered before you recreate adjusted reference terrains.

When You Should Use This Feature

Use Site balancing when you need to plan a balanced earthworks target based on an existing comparison.

• You already have a valid comparison in the Infomap and want to calculate a balanced terrain shift.
• You want to reduce unnecessary cut/fill mismatch before planning hauling, import, or disposal.
• You want to review, save, and later apply a calculated vertical shift to recreate adjusted reference terrains.

How This Feature Fits Into the SDX Ecosystem

You can find Site balancing in the Infomap under Terrain Operations, together with the comparison it uses. The feature fits into terrain-analysis and earthworks-planning workflows that already rely on a comparison and a reference terrain.

Site balancing interacts with the following related areas:

• Compare, because the balance is calculated from an existing comparison.
• Reference terrains, because the calculated shift is used to recreate adjusted reference terrains.
• Folder organization, because saved site balances can be grouped, renamed, and managed later.

The current feature description confirms use in the Infomap with Terrain Operations. The available context does not explicitly confirm whether this feature is limited to System Projects or also available in Data Projects.

Main Capabilities

• Create a site balance from an existing comparison.
• Name and describe each site balance.
• Review the calculated cut, fill, overlap area, and vertical shift.
• Apply the calculated shift to recreate reference terrains.
• Organize site balances in folders.
• Edit or remove saved site balances.

Overview

You access Site balancing in the Infomap under Terrain Operations. The feature works from an existing comparison, so the first decision is which comparison should be used as the basis for the balance calculation.

Once created, a site balance shows the key calculation outputs, including cut, fill, overlap area, and the resulting vertical shift. Before using the result, review whether the comparison is valid and whether any adjustment factors should be considered so the balance reflects your project assumptions.

After reviewing the result, you can use the calculated shift to recreate adjusted reference terrains. You can also save the site balance, organize it in folders, and update its name or description later.

If the underlying comparison is removed, the site balance may still remain visible for traceability, but actions that depend on that comparison are no longer available.