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New Features in Encom Discover 3D 2011 |
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The release of Encom Discover 3D 2011 from Pitney Bowes Business Insight reinforces it as the geoscientist’s essential 3D platform for the MapInfo Professional/Discover GIS environment. Discover 3D 2011 includes a number of tools for advanced analytical operations between vector and voxel models, such as determining the mean voxel grades for multiple wireframed orebody models. Dynamic geometric statistics are now automatically calculated for all feature objects, such as volume and surface area, and our seismic interpretation module allows multi-section correlation in both 2D and 3D with fully attributed vector objects. |
Encom Discover 3D 2011 |
3D Sessions are now saved with file paths relative to session directory (rather than absolute paths) allowing better portability (for example with the Save to Package tool)
View Intervals as 3D Points
Effortlessly convert a downhole dataset, such as assays, into a mappable table using either the top, mid-point or bottom of the intervals. This allows the simple import into 3D of specific downhole selections for further modelling, such as particular rock types or water table intercepts.
Feature Objects
Geometric statistics for all feature objects are dynamically calculated after object creation or editing. These include surface area, volume and length (depending on object type), and are inherent in the feature database. This gives the user instant knowledge of, for example, a modelled aquifer volume, and its response to changed water table depths.
Seismic Tool (SEGY)
Discover 3D 2011's expanded range of seismic digitization and editing options will help produce more accurate interpretations faster. Correlate seismic features across multiple sections with new horizon and fault labelling functionality. Seamlessly integrate your 2D seismic interpretations with 3D datasets, by exporting them as fully-attributed Discover 3D vector datasets (including horizons, faults and velocity regions).
Voxel Modelling
- Directly interpolate feature points and polylines digitised in 3D (for example snapped to drillholes) into voxel models with the Voxel Gridding tool.
- VOXEL SLICES TO IMAGE - Convert a Sliced view of a block model into easily rendered and handled georeferenced images.
- GEOSOFT VOXEL SUPPORT - Geosoft Voxel models can now be imported, displayed and processed by Discover 3D's comprehensive 3D Voxel Toolkit.
Voxel / Vector Analysis
A significant focus of this release is a new suite of functionality for advanced 3D modelling and analytics. This includes a number of tools for complex analytical operations between voxel models and 3D vector volumes, such as calculating an ore volume's tonnage and grade.
- CLIP VOXEL TO VECTOR - Constrain a voxel model to the bounds of one or more vector volumes (e.g. supergene lodes).
- CLIP VOXEL TO SURFACE - Split a block model into two regions with a grid or feature surface such as a topographic grid, modelled fault plane or unconformity surface.
- ASSIGN VALUES FROM VOXEL TO VECTOR - Attribute one or more polyhedron volumes with a statistical aggregation of the contained voxel cell values. For example, assign average gold grades to a series of interpreted mineralisation zones from a voxel model.
- CREATE VOXEL FROM POLYHEDRON - Convert one or more polyhedron volumes into a voxel model. This can aid in basic resource calculations; for instance converting a series of interpreted lithological volumes into a voxel model of specific gravities, prior to determining tonnages.
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