How do I do takeoffs in Autodesk AutoCAD Civil 3D 2008?

I am needing to perform takeoffs from a DWG file. There are no elevations assigned to the contour lines, it is 2D. Here, I will need to assign elevations to the contour lines. Afterwards, I will need to perform a volume calculation to determine the earth excavation and borrow quantities.

In addition, I am also needing to determine the area of sections of pavement that are getting varying thicknesses of material. Here, I will need to determine the area of the pavement AND apply a proposed surface offset to adjust the earthwork quantities in order to take these material thicknesses into account.

It would also be nice if I could determine the length of a line, which would be helpful in finding the length of items such as curb and gutter, silt fence, etc.

Any thoughts on this?

Answer:
To find the length of the line simply highlight the line in question and view its properties, one of which is length. Or, use the "di" command to measure distance. As for the volumes, you have to first set up a surface. This is done using terrain model explorer in land desktop, and I believe civil 3D is similar. Judging by your questions you will need to have someone help you with creating surfaces. It would be much too complicated to explain here. Hope that gets you started.

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