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Solids tutorial

Introduction

Overview

Requirements

Workflow

Solids concepts

Setting up for this tutorial

Task: Set the work directory

Preparing data

Task: Combine string files into one file

Task: Check string file directions using string file summary

Task: Transform data from section view to plan view

Task: Check and removing foldbacks

Task: Highlight and remove duplicate points

Creating a Solid

Triangulating using between segments

Task: Create a solid model

Triangulating using control strings

Task: Create control strings using the digitiser

Triangulating using many segments

Task: Create a solid by specifying a range of strings

Triangulating using bifurcation

Task: Perform bifurcation - one segment to many segments

Task: Perform one segment to two segments (bifurcation union)

Task: Perform bifurcation union – split parent

Task: Use one segment to two segments to model a bifurcation

Task: Perform bifurcation using the triangulate shape tool

Triangulating using segment to a point

Task: Create points to triangulate using the digitiser

Task: Create a solid using segment to a point

Triangulate a fault

Task: Triangulate a fault by draping strings and triangulating

Task: Triangulate a fault by extruding and clipping

Triangulating using centre line and profile

Task: Create a solid using centre line and profile

Triangulating using segment and triangle

Task: Triangulate inside a segment

Task: Triangulate using the one triangle function

Triangulating using manual triangulation

Task: Triangulate using manual triangulation

Editing solids

Task: Renumber an object and trisolation

Validating solids

Task: Validate solids

Setting an object to solid or void

Task: Set an object (trisolation) to solid or void

Repairing a solid

Task: Repair a solid

Task: Repair a solid with complex problems

Intersecting solids and DTM surfaces

Task: Perform solids union

Task: Perform intersection of solids

Task: Perform outersection of solids

Task: Clip a solid above a DTM

Task: Clip a DTM outside a solid

Task: Perform upper triangles intersection of two DTMs

Task: Perform lower triangles intersection of two DTMs

Task: Create a solid by intersecting two DTMs

Viewing solids

Task: Change solid display properties

Creating sections

Task: Create sections using the interactive method

Task: Create sections by range

Task: Create sections using a centre line

Reporting volumes of solids

Task: Report volume of a solid

Intersecting drill holes with solid models

Task: Intersect drill holes with solid models

Optimising trisolations

Task: Optimise trisolations

Modelling underground data

Task: Model underground data

Using the triangulation algorithm

Task: Change triangulation algorithm