{"id":6912,"date":"2025-02-22T06:24:52","date_gmt":"2025-02-22T06:24:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thedesignsense.com\/geotools\/?p=6912"},"modified":"2025-02-22T06:24:54","modified_gmt":"2025-02-22T06:24:54","slug":"strike-dip-calculator-3-point-solution-geol_3point-geotools-command","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thedesignsense.com\/geotools\/strike-dip-calculator-3-point-solution-geol_3point-geotools-command\/","title":{"rendered":"Strike-Dip Calculator (3 point solution): GEOL_3POINT \u2013 GeoTools Command"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading has-x-large-font-size\">Summary<\/h1>\n\n\n\n<p>The <strong>GEOL_3POINT<\/strong> command in <strong>GeoTools<\/strong> provides a <strong>3-point solution for calculating the strike and dip of a geological plane<\/strong>, making it an essential tool for <strong>geologists, geotechnical engineers, and mining professionals<\/strong>. By selecting three known points on a surface, the command determines the <strong>orientation of the plane<\/strong>, helping in <strong>structural geology analysis and terrain assessment<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote has-text-align-left has-medium-font-size is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p><strong>GeoTool -&gt; Geological\/Mining Too<\/strong>l<strong>s -&gt; General -&gt; Strike-Dip Calculator (3 point solution)     <\/strong><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Key Features Include:<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Computes <strong>strike and dip<\/strong> from three selected points on a geological plane.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Works seamlessly in <strong>BricsCAD, AutoCAD, ZWCAD and ARES Commander<\/strong>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Ideal for <strong>geotechnical engineering, structural geology, and mining analysis<\/strong>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Helps analyze <strong>fault planes, rock bedding layers, and geological formations<\/strong>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Provides precise <strong>dip angle and strike direction<\/strong>, critical for <strong>terrain stability studies<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Benefits:<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>With <strong>GEOL_3POINT<\/strong>, users can efficiently <strong>analyze geological formations<\/strong>, ensuring <strong>accurate orientation measurements<\/strong> for <strong>geospatial and engineering applications<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Summary The GEOL_3POINT command in GeoTools provides a 3-point solution for calculating the strike and dip of a geological plane, making it an essential tool for geologists, geotechnical engineers, and mining professionals. By selecting three known points on a surface, the command determines the orientation of the plane, helping in structural geology analysis and terrain assessment. GeoTool -&gt; Geological\/Mining Tools -&gt; General -&gt; Strike-Dip Calculator (3 point solution) Key Features Include: Benefits: With GEOL_3POINT, users can efficiently analyze geological formations, ensuring accurate orientation measurements for geospatial and engineering applications.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"site-sidebar-layout":"default","site-content-layout":"","ast-site-content-layout":"","site-content-style":"default","site-sidebar-style":"default","ast-global-header-display":"","ast-banner-title-visibility":"","ast-main-header-display":"","ast-hfb-above-header-display":"","ast-hfb-below-header-display":"","ast-hfb-mobile-header-display":"","site-post-title":"","ast-breadcrumbs-content":"","ast-featured-img":"","footer-sml-layout":"","theme-transparent-header-meta":"","adv-header-id-meta":"","stick-header-meta":"","header-above-stick-meta":"","header-main-stick-meta":"","header-below-stick-meta":"","astra-migrate-meta-layouts":"","ast-page-background-enabled":"default","ast-page-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-4)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"ast-content-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"footnotes":""},"categories":[27],"tags":[434,26,433],"class_list":["post-6912","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-geotools-commands","tag-geol_3point","tag-geotools-command","tag-strike-dip-calculator-3-point-solution"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/thedesignsense.com\/geotools\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6912","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/thedesignsense.com\/geotools\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/thedesignsense.com\/geotools\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thedesignsense.com\/geotools\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thedesignsense.com\/geotools\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=6912"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/thedesignsense.com\/geotools\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6912\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":7436,"href":"https:\/\/thedesignsense.com\/geotools\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6912\/revisions\/7436"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/thedesignsense.com\/geotools\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=6912"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thedesignsense.com\/geotools\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=6912"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thedesignsense.com\/geotools\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=6912"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}