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title: "Stockpile"
slug: "cyclone-3dr-stockpilec"
updated: 2026-09-07T11:51:23Z
published: 2026-09-07T11:51:23Z
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> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://rcdocs.leica-geosystems.com/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Stockpile

![CmdStockpile.svg](https://cdn.document360.io/820e11db-8ed5-45ae-ac86-f6b77dcb2aa7/Images/Documentation/CmdStockpile.svg)

This command enables you to compute stockpile volumes by drawing the contour of each one on a cloud.

> [!TIP]
> Select one or several clouds (or one Cloudworx cloud) and launch the command to start a new project. A single project is allowed per document: select a stockpile project to edit.

> [!CAUTION]
> Warning  
> 
> It is highly recommended to handle the command results from its interface. Some issues may happen by removing data from the treeview.

The command walks you through a complete workflow using 3 dialog boxes:

## Stockpile project manager

This is the first dialog that gives you access to:

- the project parameters
- an overview of existing measurements
- the possibility to launch a new measurement

1. Define the **Project name**.
2. Modify, if necessary, the units of the results:
  1. **Length unit**
  2. **Area unit**
  3. **Volume unit**
3. Click on **New Stockpile** to define stockpile characteristics and draw a new stockpile contour (refer to sections Stockpile definition and Stockpile computation).
4. You can display measures showing the "Cut volume" by clicking on the measure icons ![ic1.png](https://cdn.document360.io/820e11db-8ed5-45ae-ac86-f6b77dcb2aa7/Images/Documentation/ic1.png) :
  1. **All**
  2. **None**
  3. Stockpile by stockpile
5. Unfold each stockpile view to visualize its characteristics and volumes by clicking on its colored stockpile icons ![ic2.png](https://cdn.document360.io/820e11db-8ed5-45ae-ac86-f6b77dcb2aa7/Images/Documentation/ic2.png) or on its stockpile name.
6. Click:
  1. ![ic5.png](https://cdn.document360.io/820e11db-8ed5-45ae-ac86-f6b77dcb2aa7/Images/Documentation/ic5.png) to zoom on the stockpile.
  2. ![ic6.png](https://cdn.document360.io/820e11db-8ed5-45ae-ac86-f6b77dcb2aa7/Images/Documentation/ic6.png) to remove the stockpile.
  3. ![ic3.png](https://cdn.document360.io/820e11db-8ed5-45ae-ac86-f6b77dcb2aa7/Images/Documentation/ic3.png) to edit the stockpile characteristics (refer to section Stockpile definition).
  4. ![ic4.png](https://cdn.document360.io/820e11db-8ed5-45ae-ac86-f6b77dcb2aa7/Images/Documentation/ic4.png) to modify volume computation (refer to section Stockpile computation).
7. Click **OK** to validate or **Cancel** to exit.

## Stockpile definition

1. Define the color of the stockpile (or keep a random color).
2. Define the **Stockpile name**. Two stockpiles can't share the same name.
3. You can modify or add your own **characteristics**. Note that characteristics are shared with all stockpiles. Click:
  1. ![ic7.png](https://cdn.document360.io/820e11db-8ed5-45ae-ac86-f6b77dcb2aa7/Images/Documentation/ic7.png) To add a new characteristic
  2. ![ic8.png](https://cdn.document360.io/820e11db-8ed5-45ae-ac86-f6b77dcb2aa7/Images/Documentation/ic8.png) To remove a characteristic
  3. ![ic9.png](https://cdn.document360.io/820e11db-8ed5-45ae-ac86-f6b77dcb2aa7/Images/Documentation/ic9.png)![ic10.png](https://cdn.document360.io/820e11db-8ed5-45ae-ac86-f6b77dcb2aa7/Images/Documentation/ic10.png)![ic11.png](https://cdn.document360.io/820e11db-8ed5-45ae-ac86-f6b77dcb2aa7/Images/Documentation/ic11.png)![ic12.png](https://cdn.document360.io/820e11db-8ed5-45ae-ac86-f6b77dcb2aa7/Images/Documentation/ic12.png) To sort the characteristics
4. Fill the **Value** for each characteristic. Empty fields are allowed.
5. Click **OK** to start the stockpile computation (refer to section Stockpile computation).

## Stockpile computation

1. Click on **Draw** or **Select** so as to define the stockpile contour:
  1. **Select**: select a closed polyline
  2. **Draw**: click each vertex of the contour, press **ENTER** to close and validate the contour (press **DEL** to remove the last point)
2. Click on **RESET** to define again the contour
3. Click on **Definition** if you need to edit the stockpile definition (refer to section Stockpile Definition).
4. Select a **Method** to compute the reference mesh ("former ground"):
  1. **From contour points**: a mesh is computed from the contour (which may be not planar).
  2. **Best plane from contours**: a planar mesh is computed from the contour points.
  3. **Horizontal plane from mean elevation**: a horizontal mesh is computed at the average elevation of the contour points.
  4. **Horizontal plane from highest point**: a horizontal mesh is computed at the highest elevation of the contour points.
  5. **Horizontal plane from lowest point**: a horizontal mesh is computed at the lowest elevation of the contour points.
  6. **Custom plane elevation**: a horizontal mesh is computed at the given elevation.
5. **Elevation** cangive the minimum and maximum elevation of the ground (**From contour points**), the elevation of the horizontal ground, or let you enter the requested elevation (**Custom plane elevation).**
6. Set the **Spike elimination** cursor to reduce the spikes in case of noisy points above the stockpile.
7. Click **Preview** to isolate the stockpile cloud, compute the corresponding mesh and compute volumes.
8. Modify the output visibility in the scene with the bulbs to verify for instance the meshes.
9. Click **OK, Next** to validate and create another stockpile, **OK** to validate and return to the Stockpile project manager or **Cancel** to return to the Stockpile project manager without validating the current stockpile measurement.

> [!TIP]
> Tip & Trick  
> 
> If you need two methods for a single stockpile, you can create two stockpiles to improve the result.

> [!NOTE]
> Understanding results

| ![stockpiledefinitions.png](https://cdn.document360.io/820e11db-8ed5-45ae-ac86-f6b77dcb2aa7/Images/Documentation/stockpiledefinitions.png) | - **Black points:** stockpile contour (clicked through user interface) - **Brown line:** stockpile mesh (corresponding to 3D area) - **Dashed brown line:** stockpile 2D area - **Purple line:** reference surface (best plane from contours...) - **Green line:** true terrain under stockpile (unknown) - **Yellow area:** cut volume - **Red area:** fill volume (must be very low) - **Total volume=**cut volume - fill volume |
| --- | --- |

> [!TIP]
> Tip & Trick  
> 
> A cloud with holes is created to help you construct a DTM of the former ground for instance.

> [!TIP]
> Practice  
> 
> - [Create a stockpile project](/v1/docs/cyclone-3dr-exercise-create-a-stockpile-project)