GeoTools

GeoTools Commands

Draw Heave: GEOL_DRAWHEAVE – GeoTools Command

Summary The GEOL_DRAWHEAVE command in GeoTools enables users to generate heave patterns based on soil movement, making it an essential tool for geotechnical engineering, foundation analysis, and soil settlement studies. This command helps visualize the lateral and vertical displacement caused by expansive soils, seismic activity, or subsurface conditions. GeoTool -> Geological/Mining Tools -> General -> Draw Heave Key Features Include: Benefits: With GEOL_DRAWHEAVE, users can accurately depict soil movement patterns, improving risk assessment and foundation design in geotechnical and structural engineering projects.

Draw Geological Patterns: GEOL_RUNNINGPATTERNS – GeoTools Command

Summary The GEOL_RUNNINGPATTERNS command in GeoTools is designed to create running patterns representing various topographic and geological formations, making it a valuable tool for geologists, civil engineers, and GIS professionals working in BricsCAD, AutoCAD, ZWCAD and ARES Commander. GeoTool -> Geological/Mining Tools -> General -> Draw geological patterns Key Features Include: Benefits: This tool is essential for professionals needing clear, visual geological patterning for terrain analysis, mining projects, and environmental planning.

Create 3d Tunnel Models: GEOL_TUNNELMAKER – GeoTools Command

Summary The GEOL_TUNNELMAKER command in GeoTools allows users to generate 3D tunnel models from coordinate data or existing 3D profiles, making it a vital tool for geotechnical, civil engineering, and mining applications in BricsCAD, AutoCAD, ZWCAD and ARES Commander. GeoTool -> Geological/Mining Tools -> General -> Convert Civil 3D LandXML to CSV data Key Features Include: benefits: This tool is highly effective for tunnel alignment modeling, underground construction planning, and geological mapping, providing an automated workflow for 3D tunnel visualization and analysis.

Convert Civil 3D LandXML to CSV data: GT_LandXML2CSV – GeoTools Command

Summary The GT_LandXML2CSV command in GeoTools allows users to extract and convert LandXML data into CSV format, making it easier to analyze and use elevation, surface, and coordinate data in spreadsheets, databases, or GIS applications. This tool is particularly useful for civil engineers, surveyors, and GIS professionals who work with Civil 3D terrain models and need structured tabular data. GeoTool -> Geological/Mining Tools -> General -> Convert Civil 3D LandXML to CSV data Key Features Include: Benefits: With GT_LandXML2CSV, users can efficiently transform LandXML data into structured tabular format, enabling better data management, reporting, and integration with GIS and CAD applications.

Draw Voronoi Polygons: GT_VORONOI – GeoTools Command

Summary The GT_VORONOI command in GeoTools enables users to create Voronoi polygons based on a selected set of points or blocks, providing a powerful tool for spatial analysis, territory mapping, and geometric partitioning. This command utilizes the settings from GT_TRIANGULATE, ensuring accurate Voronoi diagram generation for GIS, surveying, and engineering applications. GeoTool -> Geological/Mining Tools -> General -> Draw Voronoi polygons Draw Voronoi Polygons: GT_VORONOI – GeoTools Command Key Features Include: Benefits: With GT_VORONOI, users can efficiently generate Voronoi diagrams, enabling advanced spatial analysis and geometric modeling in CAD and GIS workflows.

Find Slope between Two 3d Points: GT_FINDSLOPELINE – GeoTools Command

Summary The GT_FINDSLOPELINE command in GeoTools allows users to compute the slope between two selected 3D points, making it an essential tool for terrain analysis, grading design, and civil engineering projects. The slope is displayed as a percentage, providing critical data for drainage, roadway design, and elevation-based planning GeoTool -> Geological/Mining Tools -> General -> Find slope between two 3d points Key Features Include: Benefits: With GT_FINDSLOPELINE, users can efficiently analyze elevation differences, ensuring accurate slope measurements for land development and infrastructure planning.

Find Slope of a Single TIN Face: GT_FINDSLOPE – GeoTools Command

Summary The GT_FINDSLOPE command in GeoTools allows users to calculate and display the slope of a single 3D face or 3D polyline, providing valuable information for terrain analysis, site grading, and civil engineering design. The slope is displayed in percentage format, making it easy to interpret for drainage, roadway design, and land development. GeoTool -> Geological/Mining Tools -> General -> Find slope of a single TIN face Key Features Include: Benefits: With GT_FINDSLOPE, users can efficiently analyze slope conditions, ensuring precise terrain assessments and optimized design workflows in civil engineering and GIS projects.

Color-Coded Slope Display (of TIN faces): GT_SLOPEDISPLAY – GeoTools Command

Summary The GT_SLOPEDISPLAY command in GeoTools visually represents terrain slopes by color-coding TIN triangles (3D faces or 3D polylines) based on user-defined slope ranges. This tool is essential for topographic analysis, grading studies, and GIS applications in BricsCAD, AutoCAD, ZWCAD and ARES Commander. GeoTool -> Geological/Mining Tools -> General -> Color-coded Slope Display (of TIN faces) Color-Coded Slope Display (of TIN faces): GT_SLOPEDISPLAY – GeoTools Command Key Features Include: Benefits: This tool is particularly useful for civil engineers, surveyors, and GIS professionals needing accurate and visually effective slope analysis for terrain modeling and site development.

Round off Bearings: GT_BRGROUND – GeoTools Command

Summary The GT_BRGROUND command in GeoTools is designed to round off bearing values to a specified precision, ensuring consistent and precise angular measurements in BricsCAD, AutoCAD, ZWCAD and ARES Commander GeoTool -> Geological/Mining Tools -> General -> Round off bearings Key Features Include: Benefits: This tool is highly beneficial for surveyors, GIS professionals, and civil engineers who require accurate bearing representation and rounding in their CAD drawings.

Bearing and Distance: GT_BEARINGDIST – GeoTools Command

Summary The GT_BEARINGDIST command in GeoTools allows users to automatically generate bearing and distance annotations between two selected points. This tool is essential for surveying, land parcel mapping, and civil engineering, where precise directional and distance measurements need to be documented. GeoTool -> Geological/Mining Tools -> General -> Bearing and Distance Key Features Include: Benefits: With GT_BEARINGDIST, users can efficiently annotate bearings and distances, ensuring clear and precise documentation in surveying, GIS, and engineering workflows.

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