Cut/Fill Spot Labels

This cheat sheet walks through setting up a spot elevation label style that
automatically places a Red Cut label or Green Fill label.
(Example: Cut -1.63 or Fill 2.36)

NOTE: Since you can only use one label style per label, you must create expressions
to display the proper label at the right text height and the wrong label at an extremely
small height.

1. Create two expressions, one for the Cut Text Height and one for the Fill Text
Height.

• Toolspace Settings>Expand Surface>Expand Label Styles>Expand Spot

Elevation>Right Click on Expressions and Click New.
• Name this first expression Cut Text Height.
• Use the following expression and if desired change the 0.08 to your
desired text height:
IF({Surface Elevation}<0,0.08/12,0.00000001)
• Create a second expression and name it Fill Text Height.
• Use the following expression and if desired change the 0.08 to your
desired text height:
IF({Surface Elevation}>=0,0.08/12,0.00000001)

2. Create the spot elevation label style.

• Toolspace Settings>Expand Surface>Expand Label Styles>Right click on

Spot Elevation and click New.
• Name the label style as desired. (i.e. Cut or Fill [0.08 inch])
• Specify the Text Style and Layer in the General tab.
• In the Layout Tab change the default Component Name to Cut.
• Change the Contents to : CUT <[Surface
Elevation(Uft|P2|RN|AP|Sn|OF)]>
• Change the Text Height to the "Cut Text Height" expression.
• Change the color to Red.
• Create a new component name by copying the Cut component.
• Rename the new component to Fill.
• Change the Contents to: FILL <[Surface
Elevation(Uft|P2|RN|AP|Sn|OF)]>
• Change the Text Height to the "Fill Text Height" expression.
• Change the color to Green.
• Lastly, on the Dragged State tab, change the Display option to As
Composed and click OK.
 3. Test the label style by placing a few spot elevation labels using this new style.

• Change the Feature to Surface.

• Change the Label type to Spot Elevation.
• Change the Label Style to the one just created.
• Click Add and place several labels to verify the functionality.

NOTE: In Civil 3D you must have a TIN volume surface created to properly place Cut
and Fill Spot Elevations.

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