How to Calculate air space with lots of cuts and angles

Retirenaz22s New member Username: Retirenaz22s Hurricane, Utah USA Post Number: 9 Registered: May-07	Posted on Friday, May 18, 2007 - 14:48 GMT If you have a box that has a ton of angles and cuts, is there another way of figuring your airspace?
Showrides Silver Member Username: Showrides Hartford, CT USA Post Number: 658 Registered: Feb-06	Posted on Friday, May 18, 2007 - 14:55 GMT Divide it into sections and find the volume of each section. Without seeing the box that is the best I can do to help.
SGDenny Silver Member Username: Gh0st_31 FL USA Post Number: 496 Registered: May-06	Posted on Friday, May 18, 2007 - 15:06 GMT get a 1'x1'x1' box. Fill the box up with peanuts and one by one dump the peanuts into your box. Each box is 1cf so just add them up and there you go
MeSoDumm Bronze Member Username: Mesodumm Tri-City, Az Usa Post Number: 64 Registered: Apr-07	Posted on Friday, May 18, 2007 - 15:29 GMT wouldn't peanuts be to size variable to get correct space? I've seen 1/4, 3/8, 1/2 round nylon or plastic "not sure what they are exactly" balls which would lay or fill evenly. then use your same idea of the 1x1x1 cube, which is a good idea! Does anyone know where to find or buy them, something like the softair bb's or anything similar
Justin Ogle Gold Member Username: Oglejust Post Number: 1674 Registered: Aug-06	Posted on Friday, May 18, 2007 - 16:46 GMT soft air bbs are 2 small it would take a million of them lol just use foam packing peanuts
Justin Ogle Gold Member Username: Oglejust Post Number: 1675 Registered: Aug-06	Posted on Friday, May 18, 2007 - 16:47 GMT and remember the 1ft x 1ft x 1ft is the INSIDE volume
Nate So Silver Member Username: Killswitchjd Post Number: 596 Registered: Apr-06	Posted on Friday, May 18, 2007 - 17:23 GMT use rocks, and shake them to get them to be as packed as possible, it doesnt have to be exact....
kklagge Silver Member Username: Kklagge San Diego Post Number: 467 Registered: Dec-04	Posted on Friday, May 18, 2007 - 23:58 GMT Open a math book?
M0nkeyman692 Silver Member Username: M0nkeyman692 Post Number: 168 Registered: Feb-07	Posted on Saturday, May 19, 2007 - 00:06 GMT use sand.. its easy to get and it would be more accurate because its so small. but make sure its dry or else cleaning the box would be hard to do
Retirenaz22s New member Username: Retirenaz22s Hurricane, Utah USA Post Number: 10 Registered: May-07	Posted on Saturday, May 19, 2007 - 01:26 GMT Open a math book? funny!
Paul Larrea Gold Member Username: Wingmanalive A pic is worth 1000 posts!! Post Number: 6618 Registered: Jun-06	Posted on Saturday, May 19, 2007 - 02:37 GMT Did you build this box?

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