Technical Specifications
File Output
- Report Generator - report-ready document of inputs, results, and screenshots of open plot and chart views
- Export Processed Pole Data to CSV - export processed data to a comma-delimited file format
- Export Critical Planes to CSV - export critical poles from Kinematic Analysis to a comma-delimited file format
- Export Critical Intersections to CSV - export critical intersections from Kinematic Analysis to a comma-delimited file format
- Create new file from Rotate Data - create a Dips file by rotating poles, sets, and/or planes about a rotation axis
- Create new file from Synthetic Joints - create a Dips file using pseudo-random sampling of joint set statistics and/or random joint orientations
- Create new file from Data Filter - create a Dips file using a data filter query
Filtering / Attribute Analysis
- Create Qualitative/Quantitative Chart (bar, line, or pie chart) based on any data column
- Create Qualitative/Quantitative Symbolic Plots of pole/dip vectors based on any data column
- Create Histogram, Scatter, or Cumulative statistical charts based on any (numeric) data column
- Powerful Data Filter to easily and dynamically query and/or create data subsets
Input Data
- Global coordinates
- Local coordinates
- Spot Mapping
- Boreholes (including processing of Oriented Cores and Curved Boreholes with Survey Data)
- Clinorule
- Declination for magnetic/azimuth correction
- Distance column
- Persistence column
- X, Y, Z columns
- Integrated discontinuity measurement databases to record linear/planar orientation, quantity, distance, persistence, X, Y, Z, and additional user-defined columns
- Units
- Terzaghi Weighting Options to account for measurement bias
- Import CSV
- Import RSLog
- Import ShapeMetriX
Jointing Analysis
- Joint Frequency (unweighted or weighted frequency, measured along a linear traversal)
- Joint Spacing (true spacing or apparent spacing of a joint set, measured along a linear traversal)
- RQD Analysis (discrete or moving interval of percentage of intact core, measured along a linear traversal)
Kinematic Analysis
- Planar sliding
- Wedge sliding
- Flexural toppling
- Direct toppling
- Critical zones and critical pole/intersection vectors
- Kinematic Sensitivity
Orientation Formats
- Dip/Dip direction
- Trend/Plunge
- Strike/Dip (right or left hand rule)
- Alpha/Beta (local angles on an oriented core)
Projections
- Equal angle, equal area
- Upper/lower hemisphere
Statistical Analysis
- Best fit plane through poles (fold analysis)
- Mean plane and Fisher K (set analysis)
- Confidence and variability cones
- Fisher distribution for vector density contour plots
- Schmidt distribution for vector density contour plots
- Global mean plane
- Global best fit plane
- Circular, Curved, and Freehand manual set windows for pole clusters
- Fuzzy Cluster Analysis for manual and automatic detection of joint sets
- Histogram Plot with input distribution fitting
- Cumulative Plot
- Scatter Plot with linear regression fitting
Stereonet Plots
- Stereonet 2D
- Stereonet 3D
- Rosette
Feature Analysis
- Pole/Dip vectors/symbols
- Intersection vectors
- Contours
- Planes
- Sets
- Folds
- Traverses
- Daylight envelopes
- Kinematic overlay
- Stereonet grid overlay (polar, equatorial, custom)
- Measurement tools (intersection calculator, measure angle between two planes)
- Annotative tools (cones, trend lines, pitch grids, text, arrow, line, rectangle, ellipse, polyline, polygon)
Viewing Options
- Undo/redo
- Interactive graphical selection, editing, and tooltips
- Visibility tree and Properties pane for quick access to entity selection, visibility, and other properties
- Show/hide Legend pane
- Export image as .bmp, .jpg, .png, .gif
- Customize Display Options
- Contour Options
- Edit Symbols
- Save, load and manage Stereonet 2D, Stereonet 3D, and Rosette view templates
- Dark Mode
Scripting
- Dips API for Python Scripting