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GeoTools

Author name: Rakesh Rao

Contour Spacing Distance Tool: GT_CONTDIST – GeoTools Command

Summary The GT_CONTDIST command in GeoTools is a powerful tool for checking contour spacing and breaking contours where adjacent contour lines are too close together. This is particularly useful for cartographers, civil engineers, and surveyors working with BricsCAD, AutoCAD, ZWCAD and ARES Commander. GeoTool -> Miscellaneous Tools -> Miscellaneous Tools -> Contour Spacing Distance Tool Key Features Include: Benefits: This tool is particularly useful for terrain mapping, topographic visualization, and automated contour refinement, ensuring clear contour representation and uncluttered labeling in CAD drawings.

Delete Paper-Space Layouts: GT_DELETELAYOUTS – GeoTools Command

Summary The GT_DELETELAYOUTS command in GeoTools allows users to delete multiple paper-space layouts simultaneously, making it a valuable tool for CAD drafters, architects, and engineers working in BricsCAD, AutoCAD, ZWCAD and ARES Commander. GeoTool -> Miscellaneous Tools -> Miscellaneous Tools -> Delete paper-space layouts Key Features Include: Benefits: This tool is especially useful when working with large CAD projects containing multiple layouts that need to be managed or removed efficiently.

Classify Elevation Contours: GT_CONTCLASS – GeoTools Command

Summary The GT_CONTCLASS command in GeoTools allows users to classify and organize contour lines by elevation interval, making it a powerful tool for terrain analysis, topographic mapping, and GIS-based contour management in BricsCAD, AutoCAD, ZWCAD and ARES Commander. GeoTool -> Miscellaneous Tools -> Miscellaneous Tools -> Classify elevation contours Key Features Include: Benefits: This tool enhances topographic visualization and GIS data structuring, ensuring efficient contour classification for further analysis and mapping.

Contour Area Table/CSV: GT_CONTAREATABLE – GeoTools Command

Summary The GT_CONTAREATABLE command in GeoTools calculates contour areas based on elevation and provides the option to export the area data as a CSV file. This tool is essential for surveyors, GIS professionals, and civil engineers working in BricsCAD, AutoCAD, ZWCAD and ARES Commander. GeoTool -> Miscellaneous Tools -> Miscellaneous Tools ->Contour Area Table / CSV Key Features Include: Benefits: This tool streamlines contour-based area calculations while ensuring structured data export for further analysis.

Report on Areas Covered by HATCH Objects: GT_HATCHAREA – GeoTools Command

Summary The GT_HATCHAREA command in GeoTools allows users to analyze and report the areas covered by hatch objects, making it an essential tool for land surveyors, architects, and civil engineers. This feature provides detailed statistics about selected hatch patterns, including total area, count, hatch type, and color properties, ensuring accurate quantity estimation and material analysis. GeoTool -> Miscellaneous Tools -> Miscellaneous Tools -> Report on areas covered by HATCH objectsa Key Features Include: Benefits: With GT_HATCHAREA, users can efficiently quantify and classify hatch areas, ensuring better resource planning, accurate reporting, and streamlined CAD workflows.

Explode Objects – Retain Object Table and Extended Entity Data: GT_XP_RETDAT – GeoTools Command

Summary The GT_XP_RETDAT command in GeoTools allows users to explode CAD objects while preserving extended entity data (XData) and Object Table data, making it an essential tool for GIS professionals, surveyors, and CAD drafters in BricsCAD, AutoCAD, ZWCAD and ARES Commander. GeoTool -> Miscellaneous Tools -> Miscellaneous Tools -> Explode objects – Retain Object Table and extended entity data Key Features Include: Benefits: This tool ensures that exploding operations do not result in data loss, making it highly useful for geospatial analysis, mapping, and structured CAD data management.

Compute Surface Area of 3DFACEs: GT_SURFAREA – GeoTools Command

Summary The GT_SURFAREA command in GeoTools calculates the surface area of selected 3DFACE or SOLID objects, making it a valuable tool for civil engineers, surveyors, and GIS professionals working in BricsCAD, AutoCAD, ZWCAD and ARES Commander. GeoTool -> Miscellaneous Tools -> Miscellaneous Tools -> Compute Surface Area of 3DFACEs Key Features Include: Benefits: This tool enhances 3D surface analysis by providing both true and projected area measurements, ensuring accurate data representation in CAD environments.

Roughen a Line: GT_ROUGHEN – GeoTools Command

Summary The GT_ROUGHEN command in GeoTools allows users to roughen a linear object (line or polyline) by introducing random zig-zag patterns along its length. This tool is particularly useful for topographic representation, geological mapping, and artistic rendering in BricsCAD, AutoCAD, ZWCAD and ARES Commander. GeoTool -> Miscellaneous Tools -> Miscellaneous Tools -> Roughen a Line Key Features Include: Benefits: This tool is useful for geologists, cartographers, landscape designers, and CAD drafters who need irregular, natural-looking linework in their CAD environments.

Place Signoff Block: GEOL_PLACESIGNOFFBLK – GeoTools Command

Summary The GEOL_PLACESIGNOFFBLK command in GeoTools allows users to place a signoff block in a drawing, ensuring proper documentation and approval tracking for geological, mining, and engineering projects. This tool is essential for maintaining quality control, project verification, and compliance by adding signatures, approval dates, and reviewer details directly within CAD drawings. GeoTool -> Geological/Mining Tools -> Map Annotations -> Place Signoff Block Key Features Include: Benefits: With GEOL_PLACESIGNOFFBLK, users can efficiently document approvals and signoffs, ensuring better project accountability, workflow validation, and compliance with industry standards.

Place Boundaries Annotation: GEOL_PlaceBoundariesBlk – GeoTools Command

Summary The GEOL_PlaceBoundariesBlk command in GeoTools allows users to place boundary annotations as blocks, ensuring clear identification of geological, mining, or project site boundaries. This tool is essential for surveyors, geologists, and civil engineers, helping to maintain accurate documentation and visual representation of boundary limits in CAD drawings. GeoTool -> Geological/Mining Tools -> Map Annotations -> Place Boundaries Annotation Key Features Include: Benefits: With GEOL_PlaceBoundariesBlk, users can efficiently mark and annotate boundaries, ensuring better project documentation, clear demarcation, and improved site planning.