Description
Subtract rootballVolume and drainageVolume from planterVolume and add their sharedVolume once.
Simple site geometry approximates an area, section, or volume using ideal shapes. Coherent length units and the distinction between signed and unsigned quantities determine the result's meaning.
Subtract rootballVolume and drainageVolume from planterVolume and add their sharedVolume once.
When to use this tool
Use Planter Rootball Free Volume when you need one transparent landscape geometry component.
How to use the tool and how it works
- Enter planterVolume, rootballVolume, drainageVolume, sharedVolume. Use the units and conventions below.
- Run the tool. Correct any format, range, or cross-field input error before interpreting the output.
- Read freeVolume. Use the output convention below.
Subtract rootballVolume and drainageVolume from planterVolume and add their sharedVolume once.1
| Input field | Meaning and units | Accepted input |
|---|---|---|
| planterVolume | Planter Volume | Required. Finite number; minimum 0. |
| rootballVolume | Rootball Volume | Required. Finite number; minimum 0. |
| drainageVolume | Drainage Volume | Required. Finite number; minimum 0. |
| sharedVolume | Shared Volume | Required. Finite number; minimum 0. |
| Output field | Interpretation | Returned shape |
|---|---|---|
| freeVolume | Free Volume | Required. Finite number. |
{
"input": {
"planterVolume": 100,
"rootballVolume": 30,
"drainageVolume": 10,
"sharedVolume": 0
},
"output": {
"freeVolume": 60
}
}Limitations and assumptions
- Shared volume cannot exceed either component; freeVolume may be negative and suitability or drainage performance is not established.
- Inputs must satisfy both the field types and the cross-field conditions above. Invalid input causes an error; a successful false flag or documented placeholder is a different result.
- Numeric calculations use binary floating point unless exact decimal-integer arithmetic is explicitly stated. No hidden measurement tolerance or decimal rounding is added; nonfinite or out-of-contract results are rejected. Numeric signed-zero results are exported as zero.
Alternative or Complementary methods
Use a surveyed terrain or construction model when irregular shapes, settlement, drainage, and structural performance matter.
References
Similar or alternative tools
- Planting Pit Volume Allowance
Compute grossVolume = length × width × depth.
- Planter Drainage Layer Net Depth
Subtract nonnegative drainageDepth and freeboard from totalDepth, requiring a nonnegative remainder as soilDepth.