Complex Geology

CI10339-L
Modeling Complex Geology in AutoCAD Civil 3D

Gary Morin
Keynetix Ltd.
Learning Objectives
 Learn how to create a geotechnical project and import data
 Learn how to create and position feature lines correctly
 Learn how to use break lines to model geology
 Learn how to use boundaries to only show specific areas of geology
Description
The class will use the completely revised Geotechnical Module within AutoCAD Civil 3D software. The
class is aimed at expert users who want to learn how, through standard AutoCAD Civil 3D functionality,
they can mold and manipulate surfaces to model geology. In this hands-on lab you will learn how to
model multiple geotechnical lenses and pockets of geology. The class will take you through the steps
required using standard AutoCAD Civil 3D software to create feature lines that will be used as breaklines
and boundaries to almost magically model the geology. You can use these methods over and over again
to model a wide range of subsurface geology. You can ultimately use the model geology surfaces within
Building Information Modeling (BIM) as is, or you can convert them into AutoCAD software solids and
use them in a wide range of software.
Your AU Experts
Gary Morin originally trained as a civil engineer and has over 30 years of experience working in the
production and support of a range of geographic information systems and CAD software systems. He is
now the Technical Director at Keynetix, which he co-founded in 2000 to specialize in geotechnical data
management software. He heads up the geotechnical Building Information Modeling (BIM) development
and is responsible for the design and support services for a range of products designed to manage
geotechnical data in the BIM process, including HoleBASE SI, the Geotechnical Module from Autodesk,
Inc., and the advanced HoleBASE SI Extension for AutoCAD Civil 3D software. In recent years Gary has
been at the forefront of geotechnical BIM and how it can transform working practices to enable a better
understanding and integration of geotechnical data into the wider construction process.
Gary.morin@keynetix.com
LinkedIn: uk.linkedin.com/in/garymorin63
Learn how to create a geotechnical project and import data

The aim of this class is to take hole data stored in the CSV files, import them and model the resulting
information.
THE MODELED GEOLOGY

The Autodesk Geotechnical Module for AutoCAD Civil 3D 2016 was a total rewrite with new concepts
and workflows. The 2016 version saw the introduction of Projects to store geotechnical data, the project
data can then be quickly accessed in any drawing.
In this session we are going to look at how to create a project and import data into the Geotechnical
Module.
The basics
Three steps to importing data:
1. Connect to the appropriate database
2. Create or open a project
3. Import geotechnical data
Connecting to a database
Before any geotechnical data can be imported into the Geotechnical Module a connection to a database
must first be made, by default the installation process will install a database on your local computer
named Geotechnical Module.
Command: KNX_CONNECT
1. From the Geotechnical Module ribbon click Connect to display the Login dialog box.
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FIGURE 1: THE CONNECT LOGIN DIALOG

2. From the Database drop down list select the Geotechnical Module database to connect to.
The Username and Password can be ignored as these are only used when connecting to a
HoleBASE SI database.
For HoleBASE SI users, Manage Connections can be used to create connections to existing HoleBASE SI
databases
3. Click Login
The Projects dialog will be displayed, listing all projects are available to you within the database.
FIGURE 2: THE PROJECT LIST DIALOG

For existing projects already setup containing geotechnical data, pressing OK will create the 3D
boreholes and location symbols for all locations within the selected project.
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Create a project
In our example we are going to create a new project to contain our geotechnical data.
1. In the Projects List dialog press Create, to display the Create Project dialog
FIGURE 3: CREATING A PROJECT

2. Enter a unique Project ID: AU2015 001
3. Enter a unique Name: AU example site
4. Enter a Status, pick Open
5. Enter a Category, pick Default
6. The remaining fields are optional, but can be used in the Project List to help filter and search
projects
7. Press Save to create the new project.
The Projects dialog will be redisplayed listing the new project.
8. Select the new AU2015 001 project and press Okay
This will connect the current drawing to the selected project.
Note: Once a drawing has been connected to a project the connection cannot be cut, a new drawing will
have to be created.
Importing the geotechnical data

Now that we have a project created we are ready to import the geotechnical data.
Two main types of geotechnical data can be imported AGS and CSV.
The new Geotechnical Module 2016 works with an updated CSV file format as well as the older style
used in the previous versions.
In this lab we will be working with the new format, which uses the Default mapping:
Location Details.csv: this is required and it contains the hole location details
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Field Geological Descriptions.csv: this is also required and contains the geological Strata information
Orientation and Inclination.csv: this file is optional and is used for inclined holes.
See Appendix A for additional information on the CSV files.
Important: the filenames, column headings and case must be identical to that shown, failure to use
identical names and case will result in errors and warnings.
Import Geotechnical Data

With a project created and connected the geotechnical data can now be imported.
Command: KNX_IMPORT
1. From the Geotechnical Module ribbon click Import to display the Import wizard.
THE IMPORT WIZARD STEP ONE
2. Ensure the file format selected is CSV

3. Mapping format should be set to Default
4. Delimiter should be set to Comma (,)
5. Quote Character should be Double Quote (“)
Press Add and navigate to the hands-on lab data folder and select the three CSV files
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a. Field Geological Descriptions.csv

b. Location Details.csv
c. Orientation and Inclination.csv
6. Press Open
7. The File Checks step is displayed, in this example there should be no errors.
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IMPORT WIZARD FILE CHECKS STEP
8. The Import Wizard now displays Location Selection step, this gives control over which boreholes
to import.
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IMPORT WIZARD LOCATION SELECTION STEP

a. Press Select All to ensure all boreholes are checked On
9. Press Next to display the Plan step, this displays what changes are going to be made to the
current drawing, this is useful for when importing additional data to an existing project.
IMPORT WIZARD PLAN STEP

10. Press Next to continue
11. Finally press Finish to complete the import process
The display will be zoomed to the extents of the newly imported data. The hole locations will be drawn
on the plan view.
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THE IMPORTED BOREHOLES

Changing the view to 3D will display cylinders representing the 3D boreholes together with the strata
banding.
Explore the geotechnical data

Now with the data imported, we use the Shaded visual style to start visualizing the data.
THE BOREHOLES CONTAINING CLAY

Notice the Clay, colored blue, the areas highlighted in red show the Clay under the Made Ground (red),
the area highlighted in yellow shows the Clay under the Gravel (yellow).
On the left we have an area of Clay sitting underneath the Made Ground and on top of the Gravel, there
is also a similar lens in the middle. On the right there is also a lens between two boreholes, but this time
the lens lays under the Gravel on top of the Sandstone (Cyan). In the tutorial the geology codes are
represented by:
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 Clay: CL
 Made Ground: MG
 Gravel: GV
 Sandstone: ST
Use shift and middle button to do a constrained orbit to better understand the position and layout of
the boring information.
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Learn how to create and position feature lines correctly

This section will look at how you can manipulate surfaces by creating feature lines in the correct
locations.
Warning: this hands-on lab teaches the methods and commands to manipulate Civil 3D surfaces
representing strata, it does not teach you how to model geology, you will need to attend a course about
geology or geotechnical engineering to fully understand that.
Use as many sources as you can to ascertain information on the underlying geology, these sources may
include:
GEOLOGY MAPS, PAPER, SCANNED AND/OR DIGITAL

 Geology Maps, Paper, Scanned and/or digital
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 Web Mapping Services

 Photos
 Aerial Photography
 Local Knowledge
 Geophysics
 Down hole information
What does a feature line represent

Generally we use feature lines to represent outcrops or subcrops of geology, basically the extents of the
geology on the site.
OUTCROP AND SUBCROP LINES DRAWN WITH FEATURE LINES

The 3D lines drawn represent the X, Y extents of the geology and also very importantly the Z, the
elevation of the geology.
The feature lines can be created using any method, however this method works well:
 Draw polylines in plan representing the extents
 Then convert into feature lines and assign the elevation from an already created surface,
normally the base surface of the geology above.
Work from ground surface downwards, when assigning elevations it is always best to use an existing
surface, so if you work from the ground surface downwards generally speaking you will always have the
surface of the strata or ground level above to use.
Order of Strata
It is very important to be aware of the order of the strata in the area being
modeled.
Turning on the Plan Log Strips in the Location Manager will give a quick
reference to the order of the strata.
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Feature line clashes

Feature lines can clash, if a feature line overlays another feature line in plan, they will interact with each
other and will change elevation,
see image 2. Notice how the
feature line running from left to
right is snapped down onto the
other feature line.
Placing the feature lines on
different Sites will prevent this
from happening, see image 3.
Split feature lines that cross different geology

If a feature line crosses from one geology to
another, when they are used as break lines within
the surfaces, it will cause surface to extend into the
other strata, corrupting the model. It is also
difficult to assign the correct elevation. So always
use a separate feature line for each geology the
modeling line crosses.
Snap to edge of surface

Snap the line being drawn to the edge of the strata,
otherwise additional work will need to be done to
tidy up the resultant model surfaces.
Don’t overhang feature lines

This will cause problems later when we make the feature line into a break line, it will cause the surface
to deform out of shape, unless the overhang has the right elevation.
Exercise 2: Preparing the drawing for modeling

Before we start modeling we will first set up the drawing with the appropriate views and profiles to
model with.
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Outline Steps:
1. Connect to project if required
2. Display borehole plan log strips
3. Create strata surfaces to model
4. Change to multiple viewport layout
5. Create a profile view to see updates to the model
Detailed steps
In this example the project is already connected to the drawing and the boreholes have already been
created.
12. Open exercise 2.DWG in the folder:
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13. From the Geotechnical Module ribbon click Locations to display the dialog box.
LOCATION MANAGER: DISPLAYING PLAN STRIPS

14. Set the 2D Strips Vertical Exaggeration to 3
15. Check On the display of the plan strips by toggling on the checkbox in the strip column header
16. The log strips will be drawn from all of the boreholes
17. Close the dialog
18. From the Geotechnical Module ribbon, click Strata to display the dialog box.
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STRATA MANAGER: CREATING STRATA SURFACES

19. Ensure Band By is set to Geology Code and toggle on the Top and Base surfaces for all geology
strata.
20. Close the dialog
THE NEWLY CREATED STRATA SURFACES
AutoCAD Civil 3D surfaces will be created for both the top and base of all of the strata checked
on.
21. Now from the View ribbon click on the Three Viewport screen layout.
22. We are now going to create a Geotechnical Profile view showing a section through our geology.
23. From the Geotechnical Module ribbon click Create to display the Create Profile wizard
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CREATE GEOTECHNICAL PROFILE WIZARD

24. Ensure the settings are as above, all Geotechnical Surfaces should be toggled on together with
the Hatch
25. Press Create Alignment and digitise two points and press enter to create the alignment as
shown below.
DIGITISING THE ALIGNMENT

26. Press Next to go to the final step in the wizard
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CREATE GEOTECHNICAL PROFILE WIZARD: SELECT LOCATIONS STEP

27. Ensure the settings are as above and press Finish, in the top right viewport position the bottom
left of the Geotechnical Profile View
28. Adjust the layout to look like the image below
MULTIPLE VIEWPORT LAYOUT

29. Save the drawing
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Exercise 3: Creating the feature lines

In this exercise we are first going to draw polylines representing the crop lines of the geology being
modeled, we will then convert them into feature lines assigning the correct elevation.
Outline Steps:
1. Connect to project if required
2. Draw polylines at the extents of the geology
3. Convert to feature lines and assign elevation
THE LOCATION OF THE CROP LINES
Detailed steps

2. Ensure Nearest snap is toggled on
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3. From the Home tab, pick
to draw a polyline from Point 1 to Point

2 representing the extents of the Clay
Ensure both the start and end of the

line are snapped to the surface edge
Note the blue clay bands in the strips in

the area above the polyline
4. Draw another polyline around BH4 to represent the

extents of the clay lens in the middle of the site
Press C and enter to close the polyline
5. Finally repeat the process for the lens at the bottom of

the site, drawing a closed polyline around boreholes BH5
and BH16
Three polylines have now been drawn representing the crop extents of the clay geology.
Currently only the X and Y coordinates are correct, the polylines need to be converted into
feature lines and have the correct elevation assigned to them.
We will convert to feature lines in two stages, first the two polylines for the Clay sitting directly
below the Made Ground, and then the polyline at the bottom the site for the Clay below the
Gravel
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6. From the drawing select the two polylines for the crop extents of the Clay below Made Ground (
MG - Base)
POLYLINES TO SELECT
7. From the Home tab feature line list pick Create Feature Line from Objects and select the
polylines just drawn.
8. In the Feature Line dialog box pick Create New Site.
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9. In the new dialog enter the site name of MG - Base and press Okay to return to the Feature Line
dialog.
It is best to place feature lines on separate sites to prevent

the feature lines from clashing.
10. Toggle OFF Erase existing entities.
11. Toggle ON Assign elevation.
12. Press OK to continue.
13. In the Assign Elevation dialog, ensure From Surface is

selected and from the drop-down list select MG - Base.
14. Press OK to continue.
15. The polyline will be converted into a feature line using the elevation from the MG - Base surface
16. Now repeat step 6 to 15 for the clay lens below Gravel
a. Select the polyline the Clay extents at the bottom of the site
b. In Create Feature Line from Objects created a new site GV - Base
c. Assign the elevation to GV - Base
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THE FEATURE LINES REPRESENTING THE CROP EXTENTS OF THE CLAY GEOLOGY SHOULD NOW BE CREATED.
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Learn how to use break lines to model geology

The next stage in modeling the geology is to mold the surfaces by using the crop lines (feature lines)
created above as breaklines in the Civil 3D surfaces.
The feature lines created are already at the correct elevation, so they just need to be added as break
lines to the relevant surfaces.
In this exercise we’re going to do it twice, once for the two Clay crop lines sitting below the Made
Ground and again for the single Clay crop line below the Gravel.
Confirm the strata surfaces to use

When modeling the extents of the geology it is normal to have to add the feature lines as break lines for
up to 4 surfaces at any one location.
In the example of the Clay below Made Ground, the four
Civil 3D surfaces to edit are:
 MG - base
 CL - top
 CL - base
 GV - top
For the Clay below Gravel the four Civil 3D surfaces will be:
 GV - base
 CL - top
 CL - base
 ST - top
It is very important that the break lines are added to the correct surfaces. Picking the wrong surfaces will
distort the geology model.
Exercise 4: Adding the break lines
Outline steps
1. Add Feature Lines as break lines for Clay below Made Ground
2. Add Feature Lines as break lines for Clay below Gravel
Detailed steps
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17. Select the two top feature lines for

the Clay below Made Ground
The ribbon bar should change to

the Multiple Feature Line context
ribbon with Add to Surface as
Breakline command.
If the command cannot be seen it

is because other items have been
selected in the drawing.
18. From the ribbon, pick the Add to Surface as Breakline command
19. In the dialog select MG - Base and press OK
The AutoCAD Civil 3D surface MG – Base is updated following the path given by the two feature
lines
20. Repeat steps 3-4 for the following surfaces:
 CL – top
 CL – base
 GV – top
The profile view should now look
similar to this, the Clay under the
Made Ground should look almost
correct.
21. Deselect the current Feature Lines and pick the one for the Clay under Gravel at the bottom of
the site.
22. Repeat steps 3 to 4 for the following surfaces:
GV - base
CL - top
CL - base
ST - top
The Profile View should now look similar to below, both the shape of the Clay and the surrounding
geology should look appropriate:
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PROFILE VIEW SHOWING THE CLAY LENSES

However if we take a look at the 3D model we will see there are still problems, the Clay geology
appearing in places it should not occur, going through boreholes that do not contain clay.
SURFACE BOUNDARIES NEED TO BE ADDED

In the next session we will look at how to use boundaries to only show the geology in the locations we
want to see it.
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Learn how to use boundaries to only show specific areas of geology

The next stage in modeling the geology is to create the surface boundaries to only show the areas of the
geology we want to see.
The general principle is to hide the complete surface and then use Show boundaries to expose the areas
required.
THE SURFACE BOUNDARIES REQUIRED TO MODEL THE GEOLOGY

The Hide boundary can be any polyline larger than the surface to hide, the Show boundaries should be
closed feature lines where possible, however this is not always possible. In the above example the
feature lines created to define the lenses in the middle and at the bottom of the site can be used,
however the Feature Line at the top of the site cannot be directly used as it does not define a closed
boundary.
Where possible it is beneficial to use the same Feature Lines used to define the extents of the geology
for the show boundaries, this gives the added benefit of when the Feature Line is edited, both The Break
Lines and the boundaries are updated at the same time making it easier to manipulate the modeled
geology.
For the Clay geology at the top of the site a new closed Polyline for the geology extents will have to be
created for use as the Show boundary.
Exercise 5: Creating the Boundaries
Outline steps
 Draw the surrounding Polyline for the Hide boundary
 Repeat for each surface
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 Add the surrounding Hide boundary

 Add the inner closed Feature Lines as Show boundaries to the surface
 Draw the additional inner closed Polylines where necessary
 Add the additional inner closed Polylines as Hide boundaries to the surface
Detailed steps

2. From the Home tab, pick to draw a polyline surrounding the complete site as in
the previous image.
3. From the Geotechnical Module ribbon, click Strata to display the dialog box.
4. Toggle off all surfaces so only the Clay - top is displayed.
Having just one surface displayed makes it easy to track the changes made
Note: you may have to toggle off Surfaces to enable you to select the correct feature lines
5. From the Toolspace Prospector expand Surfaces by clicking on

the + sign
6. Expand the CL – Top surface
7. Expand the Definition section in the tree
8. Right Click on Boundaries and press Add... to display the add

boundary dialog
9. Set Type to Hide
10. Ensure Non-destructive Breakline is

checked On
11. Press OK and select the Polyline

surrounding the surface
12. Press Enter and add the Hide Boundary
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The CL – Top surface should no longer be visible in the display
13. Right Click on Boundaries and press Add... again
14. This time set Type to Show
15. Press OK and select the two closed Feature Lines in the middle
and bottom of the site
16. Press Enter and add the new Show boundaries
THE SURFACE WILL BE DISPLAYED WITH THE TWO LENSES BEING DISPLAYED
The closed polyline for the top area of clay must now be created
17. Ensure object snap mode is set to Endpoint only
18. From the Home tab, pick and draw the
polyline carefully snapping on the existing vertices in

the feature line at the top of the site, continue and
create a closed polyline
19. Right Click on Boundaries and press Add... again
20. This time set Type to Show
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21. Press OK and select the newly created Polyline
22. Press Enter and add the new Show boundary
The surface should be regenerated with all three clay regions being displayed
23. Repeat the steps 4 – 22 for the CL – Base surface, the existing polylines previously drawn can be
reused.
The CL – Base surface should now be modeled correctly, use the Strata Manager to display the
other geology surfaces. The geology should now be modeled correctly.
Move the Alignment to check the geology in the Profile View.
THE COMPLETED MODELED GEOLOGY
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Appendix A: CSV Import format

The new Geotechnical Module 2016 works with an updated CSV file format as well as the older style
used in the previous versions.
The Default CSV mapping:
Location Details.csv : this is required and it contains the hole location details
Field Geological Descriptions.csv : this is also required and contains the geological Strata information
Orientation and Inclination.csv : this file is optional and is used for inclined holes.
Location Details.csv
This file contains a row for each individual hole location, the table below gives details of the individual
column headings and which fields are mandatory or not
Column Heading Description Mandatory Example
Location ID Location unique ID Yes BH0001
Location Type Type of activity at location Yes RC
Easting Easting or longitude of the location of Yes 123456.4
hole
Northing Northing or latitude of the location Yes 232467.3
Ground Level Ground level relative to datum of Yes 35.43
location or start of traverse
Final Depth Final Depth 8.37
Below is an example of the Location Details.csv, note the case and spacing in the column headers.
Field Geological Descriptions.csv

Contains the strata or banding data per location of stratum, the four columns Legend Code, Geology
Code, Geology Code2 and BGS Lexicon are not all mandatory, but at least one should be fully populated
to allow the software to correctly band the boreholes and strata.
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Location ID Location identifier Yes BH001

Depth Top Depth to the TOP of stratum Yes 7.43
Depth Base Depth to the BASE of description Yes 8.12
Legend Code Legend code 102
Geology Code Geology code LC
Geology Code2 Second geology code SAND
Below is an example of the Field Geological Descriptions.csv, note the case and spacing in the column
headers.
Orientation and Inclination.csv

The third file, Orientation and Inclination.csv, is optional and contains information on the direction of
the bore hole.
Only entries for when the borehole is not vertical down need to be added
Note: the inclination for a standard vertical hole is 90°, and inclination of the 0° would create a
horizontal borehole, and inclination of -90° would create a vertical hole going upwards.
Location ID Location identifier Yes BH001
Orientation of hole (degrees Clockwise
Orientation 135
from north)
Inclination of hole (measured positively
Inclination 75
down from horizontal in deg)
Below is an example of the Orientation and Inclination.CSV file
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Appendix B: About Keynetix

Keynetix are world leading experts in developing and supplying geotechnical BIM and geotechnical data
management software, with over a 30 year pedigree.
Keynetix prides itself on its data management expertise , we specialise solely on Geotechnical and
Environmental Data Management software, which is why Autodesk choose Keynetix to be their
worldwide AEC Geotechnical Industry Partner and have licensed the Geotechnical Module for AutoCAD
Civil 3D from us.
THE GEOTECHNICAL DATA JOURNEY

Our software has evolved over the years to seamlessly handle all aspects of geotechnical data workflow.
It has helped many clients to achieve significant efficiencies on jobs ranging from a single borehole to
projects as prestigious as London’s Crossrail, the London Olympic Park and the Hong Kong-Zhuhai-
Macau fixed link.
Products include; HoleBASE SI for borehole data management, log production, section diagrams, and
BIM integration into AutoCAD Civil 3D; KeyLAB for geotechnical laboratory management and control and
KeyAGS for creating, importing and exporting of AGS Data.
HoleBASE SI Suite: Borehole Logs, Sections, Charts and Graphs
The power of collaborative BIM and using digital data is that you give yourself the ability to automate
previously complicated tasks. Simplify and speed up your production of borehole logs, site plans, cross
sections, charts, graphs and data analysis with Keynetix’ s sophisticated and evolved family of software
for the Geotechnical professional.
HoleBASE SI not only acts as your Geotechnical and Geoenvironmental BIM database, it also has tools to
enable you to produce tailored borehole logs and sections at the push of a button. Your logs can look as
sophisticated as you want and your output will be standardised and significantly cheaper to produce.
HoleBASE SI comes with exciting and unique extensions for Microsoft Excel and AutoCAD Civil 3D making
the best use of the software and skills that your organisation already possesses. Keynetix also develop
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the HoleBASE SI Extension for AutoCAD Civil 3D the big brother to the Geotechnical Module. Like the
Geotechnical Module you can simply and quickly produce section drawings and 3D models, unlike the
geotechnical module it will work with any downhole data, blow counts, contamination, Water strikes
etc.
OUTPUT FROM THE HOLEBASE SI SUITE
HoleBASE SI’s Extension for AutoCAD® Civil 3D allows quick and easy inclusion of all your geotechnical
data in the BIM process and CAD drawings.
 Geotechnical models for BIM
 Dynamic Integration of Geotechnical and Site Investigation Data in AutoCAD Civil 3D
environment
 Visualisation of geotechnical boring data in context of the site to allow for more informed
decisions, including rapid creation of the 3D boreholes and sub-surfaces
 Create dynamic geotechnical Profiles / Sections in seconds as opposed to hours
 Create Civil point groups and Surfaces from any data stored in HoleBASE SI
 The use of standard Autodesk Civil 3D commands to edit and manipulate geological surfaces and
styles
 Multi user access to shared database
The HoleBASE SI Extension for Microsoft Excel allows engineers and environmental scientists to quickly
access the wealth of data stored in HoleBASE SI within Excel spreadsheets. The tool sits inside of Excel
and allows you to produce reports, charts, quantity sheets and more with a simple three button
interface.
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Learn how to create a geotechnical project and import data

THE MODELED GEOLOGY

FIGURE 1: THE CONNECT LOGIN DIALOG

FIGURE 2: THE PROJECT LIST DIALOG

FIGURE 3: CREATING A PROJECT

This will connect the current drawing to the selected project.

Importing the geotechnical data

Import Geotechnical Data

THE IMPORT WIZARD STEP ONE

2. Ensure the file format selected is CSV

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a. Field Geological Descriptions.csv

IMPORT WIZARD FILE CHECKS STEP

IMPORT WIZARD LOCATION SELECTION STEP

IMPORT WIZARD PLAN STEP

THE IMPORTED BOREHOLES

Explore the geotechnical data

THE BOREHOLES CONTAINING CLAY

Learn how to create and position feature lines correctly

GEOLOGY MAPS, PAPER, SCANNED AND/OR DIGITAL

 Web Mapping Services

What does a feature line represent

OUTCROP AND SUBCROP LINES DRAWN WITH FEATURE LINES

Feature line clashes

Split feature lines that cross different geology

Snap to edge of surface

Don’t overhang feature lines

Exercise 2: Preparing the drawing for modeling

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LOCATION MANAGER: DISPLAYING PLAN STRIPS

17. Close the dialog

STRATA MANAGER: CREATING STRATA SURFACES

20. Close the dialog

THE NEWLY CREATED STRATA SURFACES

CREATE GEOTECHNICAL PROFILE WIZARD

DIGITISING THE ALIGNMENT

CREATE GEOTECHNICAL PROFILE WIZARD: SELECT LOCATIONS STEP

28. Adjust the layout to look like the image below

MULTIPLE VIEWPORT LAYOUT

Exercise 3: Creating the feature lines

THE LOCATION OF THE CROP LINES

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3. From the Home tab, pick

to draw a polyline from Point 1 to Point

Ensure both the start and end of the

Note the blue clay bands in the strips in

4. Draw another polyline around BH4 to represent the

Press C and enter to close the polyline

5. Finally repeat the process for the lens at the bottom of

8. In the Feature Line dialog box pick Create New Site.

It is best to place feature lines on separate sites to prevent

10. Toggle OFF Erase existing entities.

11. Toggle ON Assign elevation.

12. Press OK to continue.

13. In the Assign Elevation dialog, ensure From Surface is

14. Press OK to continue.

b. In Create Feature Line from Objects created a new site GV - Base

c. Assign the elevation to GV - Base

Learn how to use break lines to model geology

Confirm the strata surfaces to use

Exercise 4: Adding the break lines

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