---
title: Grid Method
description: "This software provided few methods to calculate earthworks volume. If Grid Method is preferred, a Grid System needs to be created and grid squares selected will be included in Grid Method calculation. Note: Earthwork volume calculation using Grid Method does…"
url: "https://mes100.com/docs/grid-method/"
updated: "2023-01-20"
category: Earthwork / Cut/Fill / Grid
---

# Grid Method

This software provided few methods to calculate earthworks volume. If Grid Method is preferred, a Grid System needs to be created and grid squares selected will be included in Grid Method calculation.

Note:

Earthwork volume calculation using Grid Method does not consider the effect of assigning a slope, topsoil and pavement thickness.

# **Create Grid System**

To calculate Earthwork Cut/Fill volume using ‘Grid Method’, go to Earthwork>> Cut/Fill>> Grid. 

![](https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/39My77cqI7kRTl9sZ2ZFQCOpZOW2uwQecbqD9qpyWyBmdDIxXbZw2P1UL9WcuwCUDTrhh3kN6U6V9hUKv0bxIViwsc6XUBO2hFoajLvX2y0fyIOpbO0N7MuIIu6u5dNDnt1fgchCHNPk6EYRlQTZV9iwkF3uBVaenjLmZgMmKY2G1D_O_nNcTwcq)

Click the “Define” button, input the corresponding grid system angle, interval, left offset, bottom offset and click “Define”.

![](https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/MM8hd3nUdds6yYzwInHcJcGS1TFloult6iM6JchqNcihqpM5C7SRiVbSUWguU7Lmrq2gpYItXWK6YznMxWfZDq-0rRMu6L-8-SFkmcWiow38WNAFjynlmllwtSwTlnkeJzdboXpTqeWxrMgV8cAKFsJOum8_w2We1ojuNQYkBdyfeYDRswihID0f)

# **Create Area Element**

Click the “Area Element” icon and select the corresponding grid square(s) to be included in Grid Method calculation. The selected grid square will be assigned numbering and in purple colour.

![](https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/fuRWfHjbld6Y98dde_Jmmtt3g-acFgRyZY4ZTbX-WptvtJU-gzncDbvibLpwr6NxrLN8MgbrnfTA-XyTbOWOJY0XqBuH0dSPfziSutXqQnPjxc3SV8wczR60e5ct20PoXuyQ9S9CUDFr0lQinU57X1yYBPz028gp-LiehgvCVtKslctSxKyScKqL)

Tips:

Click, drag & release to select or delete a huge number of grid squares. To delete redundant area elements, select corresponding area elements and press “Delete” on the keyboard.

# **Reorder Area Element**

If a smaller grid square is needed,click once on the selected grid to have an equally square split grid.

![](https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/l_g_rotMuYw4fOOB8Am6vx9o3vbpNy416XjqCarAUJFCBG2iOX-r9KF-6mYQ42xNqtoESl_0P3IjtlS2xq60T5Pm3SuzBjeO6eeVNJA44UuvljXaZrOzJ3p3UUT02eAXvMJ-20-JsxWH2omuKMDwayDX9M_diXDPUlHQpkEpzqOUvLXjDeAt9J_l)

To rearrange the number of area elements (grid square) to edit

![](https://i0.wp.com/mes100.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/image-58.png?resize=238%2C95&ssl=1)

Next, make sure the Spread Input button is turned on, then click "Regenerate Marks" in the Spread Input windows

![](https://i0.wp.com/mes100.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/Untitled-58.png?resize=1024%2C545&ssl=1)

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