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title: "Leica DISTO Plan App: How to use the Earthworks Function [Video]"
description: Determine the volume of an excavation with P2P technology. This functionality also allows for complex volume measurements by taking the angle of the slopes between the top and the bottom of the excavation in to account.
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# Leica DISTO Plan App: How to use the Earthworks Function \[Video\]

## Determine the volume of an excavation with P2P technology. This functionality also allows for complex volume measurements by taking the angle of the slopes between the top and the bottom of the excavation in to account.

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