CROSS-SECTIONS
VT for Pipe cross-sections let you specify installation details automatically depending on type of pipe, depth of pipe, type of soil, etc. For example, you can easily specify a plumb-walled trench for all pipe above 5-feet depth, and use a slope-walled trench for deeper pipe. Have VT for Pipe handle your excavation calculations just like you would, but faster. Define cross sections for trench boxes, stacked boxes of different widths, sloped-walls , benching and more. VT for Pipe calculates all excavation and backfill quantities, trench wall areas, and area of surface disturbance so you don't have to. Optional, Flexible, Fast. Using cross-sections is entirely optional and flexible. You can add or change cross-sections at any point in a job and instantly recalculate the entire project. You can ignore cross-sections altogether and get your takeoff done fast and for less. If you do use cross-sections, VT for Pipe's wizards walk you through the process.
   
Pick a cross-section type. Define a sample cross-section.
     
Assign cross-section to your depth classes.