Using Geotechnical Data in AutoCAD® Civil 3D Gary Morin Technical Director – Keynetix Ltd Image supplied by Enzdata

Class Summary Learn about the new AutoCAD Civil 3D Geotechnical extension Import boreholes data Model sub-surface strata Create borehole strips Create Geotechnical Sections

Learning Objectives At the end of this class, you will be able to: Format and import Geotechnical Data Create, style and manage Boreholes and Strata surfaces Create dynamic geotechnical Profiles with Borehole logs Understand BIM concepts in relation to Geotechnics

Quick Survey Who uses AutoCAD Civil 3D? Who currently creates borehole logs? Does anyone model geology strata in AutoCAD? What’s Missing?

AutoCAD Civil 3D Geotechnical extension

What is the new Geotechnical extension? Imports and connects geotechnical data Hole locations and geological strata data Draws borehole strips (logs) Creates sub-strata surfaces Creates dynamic geotechnical profiles

What doesn’t the extension do? Sorry Create perfect geology models Interpret geotechnical data Analyse and predict soils strengths

Geotechnical Extension - Import AGS 3.1 and 4 http://www.ags.org.uk AGS format used in UK, Australia, New Zealand, Hong Kong... Geotechnical Data transfer format Well established, 20 +years CSV 2 Files Hole locations Geology strata

Preparing CSV data for import Location data A record per hole location Minimum information needed Hole ID Coordinates of hole Ground level Two Files Locations Strata Column Heading Description Mandatory LocID Location unique ID Yes X Easting or longitude of the location of hole Y Northing or latitude of the location GL Ground level relative to datum of location or start of traverse FDEP Final length of hole Orientation Bearing of the hole Inclination Inclination, the angle to ground

Preparing CSV data for import Strata data A record per hole per ‘strata’ Minimum information needed Hole ID Strata Name Top and Base Depths Two Files Locations Strata Column Heading Description Mandatory LocID Location ID Yes Top Depth to the TOP of stratum Base Depth to the BASE of description GeolCode Geology code Desc General description of stratum LegCode Legend code Angularity Shape Colour

Geotechnical Extension – Borehole Manager Controls the display of boreholes Location Model Strip Uses Borehole Styles Sort by Zoom to Borehole Exclude Hole

Geotechnical Extension – Strata Manager Controls the display of strata surface Creates standard Civil 3D surfaces Uses standard surface styles Can ‘Band by’ different data Can select the hole data to use or exclude Surfaces are maintained

Geotechnical Extension – Geotechnical Profiles Based on standard profiles Project selected borehole strips on to profile Select by buffer Select manual Hatch strata bands Uses Geotechnical hatches

Geotechnical Extension Let’s take a look >

Editing the Models

How to Create Zones Use boundaries One ‘Outer’ boundary Multiple ‘Show’ and ‘Hide’ Boundaries Let’s take a look

How to Create a Fault Line Let’s take a look

How to Model a Lens Let’s take a look >

How to Create a Fence and Solid Block Diagrams Let’s take a look >

Geotechnical Extension Training and Video Site Share Videos Techniques FAQ On Using Civil 3D for Geotechnics

A well known Civil 3D Blog site: http://fromTheGroundUp.typepad.com/ Down http://www.keynetix.com/fromTheGroundDown

Quick Recap How does this fit with BIM? Copying file? Easy to make mistakes Need to manage Geotechnical data

Keynetix Who are we? Develop Geotechnical data management software Established for over 20 years UK based Autodesk AEC Industrial Partner for Geotechnics Customers in over 20 countries www.keynetix.com Who are we?

The Complete Geotechnical Data Management Suite What do we do?

Keynetix Software

Sneak Preview

Geotechnical Data Store Report Analyse Import Share Enter Export Geotechnical Data Geo-environmental Data Monitoring Data Model Geotechnical Data Store

HoleBASE SI Professional Modules Database Validation Rules Data Transfer Interactive Mapping Configuration Packs Data Explorer Audit & Approval Log & Section Production Security & Access Data Entry HoleBASE SI Professional

Let’s take a quick look > HoleBASE SI

AutoCAD Civil 3D and HoleBASE SI Geotechnical Extension for AutoCAD Civil 3D Standalone Connection with HoleBASE SI Manage data Central location One model Let’s take a look >

Geotechnical Extension for AutoCAD Civil 3D Summary Free of charge to subscription holders Early 2013 Release Training videos and help at: www.keynetix.com/fromTheGroundUp Please supply comments and feedback We will be working on the next generation of KeyHOLE for Civil 3D

Question & Answers Gary Morin – Keynetix, Gary.morin@keynetix.com Dave Simeone - Autodesk

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