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This document provides a guide on preparing data for 3D modeling in Leapfrog Works, emphasizing the importance of having clean and well-organized datasets. It outlines steps for planning ahead, ensuring data quality through QAQC processes, and preparing data for import, including the need for consistent units and coordinate systems. The guide also highlights the necessity of verifying data accuracy and using supported file formats for successful modeling.

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How to Prepare Your Data - Works

This document provides a guide on preparing data for 3D modeling in Leapfrog Works, emphasizing the importance of having clean and well-organized datasets. It outlines steps for planning ahead, ensuring data quality through QAQC processes, and preparing data for import, including the need for consistent units and coordinate systems. The guide also highlights the necessity of verifying data accuracy and using supported file formats for successful modeling.

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HOW TO...

Prepare Your Data for 3D Modelling


Having a clean and well-prepared dataset available before you start
modelling is very important; the reliability of your entire project Prepare data
depends on the quality of the input data. Plan Ahead... Data QAQC...
for import...
This guide covers best practices when preparing data for modelling, to
help you get started on the right foot. It will also cover some common
problems that you can avoid by preparing your data before importing
it into the software. Before you start, Consider the Ensure data is in
gather all available recency of the supported file
You can easily avoid costly mistakes and time lost trying to fix errors data that will help data formats, in the
when you are half-way through your model by simply preparing your inform the model Ensure data same coordinate
data before you even start working on a project. We believe that consistency system and has
following these steps will help you make modelling process a breeze!
Verify data consistent units

STEP 1 Plan Ahead

Before you start working on your model in Leapfrog Works, it is a good


idea to do some planning.

Think about the information you have available that can be used to
support your model. This may include but is not limited to:
designs
ground investigation data (boreholes, CPT data, etc)
GIS data
photos
cross sections
field mapping data etc.

Don’t limit yourself by only considering data that is already in digital


format. Historical borehole logs held in paper or pdf format can be easily
transcribed into text based tables for input into Leapfrog Works, while
scanned maps, aerial imagery and even geological cross sections can be
georeferenced directly in 3D space in Leapfrog Works.

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HOW TO...

STEP 2 Data QAQC Metric 2 Regional XYZ

Now that you have gathered all the available data, it is time to ensure that the data Metric 1 Local XYZ
you have is of the highest quality and can be reliably used to inform the model.

The key points you want to be paying attention to should include but are not limited
to:
Global
Recency of the data - Are you using the most recent version of the data? If
Imperial 1 Convert Transform Lat/Long
you’r
between the recent and historic data, problems may arise when models
are updated with the new data, if inconsistencies aren’t identified prior the
modelling is commenced.
Unit 1 XYZ
Consistency – Leapfrog Works requires that all input data is in consistent units
and coordinate system, i.e. do not mix metric and imperial systems and be
consistent in the units used (don’t mix metres and millimetres), and ensure all of
your data is referenced in the same XYZ based coordinate system.

Data verification – It is always a good idea to verify the data you are using in
your project with any available additional information, e.g. if you are working
with borehole information, you could verify it by, tunnel wall mapping, 3D Model
geophysical data such as borehole geophysical survey or Ground Penetrating
Radar data etc. This is especially important when working with historic data. Due
to limitations in data acquisition methods available in the past, historic data may
be less accurate and of lower quality compared to that collected using
contemporary techniques. STEP 3 Preparing Data for Import

It is important to ensure that data is in a format supported by Leapfrog Works. There


are many data types that can be imported into Leapfrog Works and the format will
depend on the kind of object you are trying to import.

TIP

Even though Leapfrog Works can detect errors in your data, we recommend you fix
errors outside of Leapfrog Works in your database software for data integrity reasons.
In cases where changes to an original dataset were made within Leapfrog Works, it is
important to keep your master database up to date with any changes and use ‘export
changed fields’ to extract data from Leapfrog Work, so it can be later uploaded into
your database.
The Data game with Leapfrog Works
The data types that are typically incorporated into a Leapfrog Works model are
illustrated in the ‘Data Game’ graphic on page 16. You can easily find the exact file
formats supported by Leapfrog Works on our website at http://www.leapfrog3d.com/
products/leapfrog-works/specifications, or simply search the Help for your format of
interest.

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