Modelling an open excavation


ApplicationPLAXIS 3D
VersionPLAXIS 3D 2010.01
Date created09 May 2011
Date modified09 May 2011

To create more complex soil layers, tools of the Structures mode can be used in addition to boreholes. In this video, we create an excavation volume using surfaces.

Note: we are constantly improving and extending the features and commands available in PLAXIS and, therefore, there are typically more than a single possible strategy to create geometry.
Since PLAXIS Connect Edition, the following two new commands are available may ease the creation of the open excavation: blend and loft.
For further information on these commands, please refer to Blend surfaces video and Loft polycurves video.