

Copyright © 2007 Gemcom Software International Inc (Gemcom) This software and documentation is proprietary to Gemcom and, except where expressly provided otherwise, does not form part of any contract Changes may be made in products or services at any time without notice Gemcom publishes this documentation for the sole use of Gemcom licensees Without written permission you may not sell, reproduce, store in a retrieval system, or transmit any part of the documentation For such permission, or to obtain extra copies please contact your local Gemcom office or visit While every precaution has been taken in the preparation of this manual, we assume no responsibility for errors or omissions Neither is any liability assumed for damage resulting from the use of the information contained herein Gemcom Software International Inc Gemcom, the Gemcom logo, combinations thereof, and Whittle, Surpac, GEMS, Minex, Gemcom InSite and PCBC are trademarks of Gemcom Software International Inc or its wholly-owned subsidiaries Contributors Rowdy Bristol Phil Jackson Kiran Kumar Product Gemcom Surpac 6.0 Table of Contents Introduction Requirements Objectives Workflow Solids Concepts Setting the Work Directory Preparing Data Creating a Solid 15 Triangulating Using Between Segments 15 Triangulating Using Control Strings 18 Triangulating Using Many Segments 22 Triangulating Using Bifurcation Techniques 24 Triangulating Using Segment to a Point 38 Triangulating a Fault 49 Triangulating Using Inside Segment and One Triangle 59 Triangulating Using Manual Triangulation 62 Editing Solids 64 Validating Solids 65 Triangulating Using Centre Line & Profile 68 Intersecting Solids and DTM Surfaces 74 Intersecting Solids 74 Intersecting DTM Surfaces 83 Viewing Solids 88 Creating Sections 91 Reporting Volumes of Solids 98 Intersecting Drill Holes with Solid Models 100 Optimising Trisolations 105 Modelling Underground Data 107 Using The Triangulation Algorithm 116 Page of 120 Introduction Solids Modelling allows us to use triangulation to create three-dimensional models based on Digital Terrain Models (DTMs) and String files This document introduces the theory behind the solids modelling process and provides detailed examples using the solids modelling functions in Surpac By working through this manual, you will gain skills in the construction, use of and modification of solids models Requirements This tutorial assumes that you have a basic knowledge of Surpac We recommend that you understand the procedures and concepts in the Introduction to Surpac manual The DTM Surfaces tutorial may also be helpful in understanding some of the concepts in this tutorial You will also need to have: By workingthrough this manual, you will gain skills in the construction, use of and modification of solids models Solids Modelling in Surpac 6.


This document introduces the theory behind the solids modellingprocess and provides detailed examples using the solids modelling functions in Surpac. IntroductionSolids Modelling allows us to use triangulation to create three-dimensional models based on DigitalTerrain Models (DTMs) and String files.
