CALCULATING VOLUME WITH SURFER SOFTWARE

CALCULATING VOLUME WITH SURFER SOFTWARE
        
1. Launch your Surfer software.                              2. Goto Grid, Select Data, select the folder where u saved your XYZ data which maybe in Excel format and press open.

A grid report pops out which u can view and then select 🆗 and save your grid report to the folder so desired.  
              
3. Goto Grid again, select Volume, select the grid report file u saved before and open.

A grid volume dialogue pops out,  select the Z constant and the Scale constant and press 🆗.                                       

4. Your Grid Volume Computation report displays showing you the volume using different methods like
(a).  Trapezoidal Rule
(b)  Simpson's Rule and (3) Simpson's 3/8 Rule.
It equally shows you the Cut and Fill area

CREATING A PROFILE IN SURFER

CREATING A PROFILE IN SURFER
                                  
Note: This works with a multilayer maps especially from Surfer 12 and above.                            

1.Select your multilayer map which u have already plotted.                   

2.Goto Map tools, select Add to map and goto Profile.                                  

3.Click on the map where u want the cross section line to start and double click where you want it to end.
After double clicking on where u want it to end, your profile object is automatically created and placed below the map.                                             

4. Select the profile object in the Contents window. Choose the appropriate surface.
Edit the line and fill properties for the surface.                                 

You can also assign projection or coordinate system to the surface for use in another software platform.
Regards.
Surveyor Honest GIS specialist