Boretrak Viewer Software Manual H-5911-8501-01-A PDF

Software manual
H-5911-8501-01-A
Boretrak Viewer
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Contents
1 Customer information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-1
Contents
1.1 Dear customer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-1
1.2 User manual . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-1

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2 Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-1
2.1 The Boretrak . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-1
3 Boretrak Viewer software introduction and installation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-1
3.1 PC requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-1
3.2 Setting up the Boretrak Viewer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-1
3.3 Project file structure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-3
4 Boretrak Viewer main screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-1
5 Quick access bar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-1
5.1 Global settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-1
5.2 Show manual . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-2
5.3 About . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-2
6 Application menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-1
6.1 New project . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-1
6.2 Open project . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-1
6.3 Save project . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-1
6.4 Exit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-2
6.5 Recent files . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-2

Software manual – Boretrak Viewer
7 Ribbon menu – Data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-1
7.1 Project . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-1

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7.2 Data – import . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-2
7.2.1 Boretrak Import Wizard – part 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-3

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7.2.1.1 Units of measurement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-3
7.2.1.2 Hole direction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-3
7.2.1.3 Import From Device – Cabled Boretrak . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-4
7.2.1.4 Import From Device – Rodded Boretrak . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-5
7.2.1.5 Import From File . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-7
7.2.2 Boretrak Import Wizard – part 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-9
7.2.3 Boretrak Import Wizard – part 3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-12
7.3 Data – export . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-14
7.4 Reporting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-16
7.5 Hole design . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-17
7.5.1 Selected face . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-18
7.5.2 Graphics view . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-19
7.5.2.1 Tools . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-19
7.5.2.2 Zoom to fit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-21
7.5.2.3 Show grid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-21
7.5.3 Hole generation frame . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-22
7.5.4 Hole location table . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-22
7.5.5 Delete hole . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-23
7.5.6 Add hole . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-23
7.5.7 Import . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-23
7.5.8 Export . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-23

8 Ribbon menu – View . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-1
8.1 Background . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-1
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8.2 Grid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-2
8.3 Ground plane . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-4

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8.4 Triad . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-5
8.5 Shading . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-6
8.6 Screenshot . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-6
9 Graphics display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-1
10 Project tree . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-1
10.1 Project element . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-2
10.2 Face element . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-3
10.3 Hole 1, 2, 3… . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-5
10.3.1 Survey Data 1, 2, 3… . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-7
10.3.2 Hole Design . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-8
10.4 Hole distance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-8
10.4.1 All distances . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-9
10.4.2 Minimum distances . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-9
10.5 Drawing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-10

11 Side buttons . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11-1
11.1 Pre-set views . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11-1

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11.2 Projection mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11-2
11.3 Tool selection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11-2

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11.4 Free movement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11-2
11.5 Rotate around Z axis . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11-3
11.6 Zoom to fit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11-3
11.7 Reset camera . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11-3
12 Mouse operations and shortcut keys . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12-1
12.1 General . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12-1
12.2 Changing views . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12-1
13 Sample reports . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13-1
13.1 Complete hole deviation report . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13-1
13.2 Horizontal section view . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13-7
13.3 Hole report . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13-8
13.4 Profile printout . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13-9
13.5 Profile printout II . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13-10
13.6 Plan view . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13-11
13.7 Plan view II . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13-12
14 Licence information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14-1

1 Customer information
1.1 Dear customer
information
Customer
Boretrak Viewer software is designed to be easy to operate. However, we would ask you to take the
time to carefully work through these operating instructions before using the software.
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For any feedback or comments, or if there are questions about the Boretrak Viewer software which
are beyond the scope of this manual, contact Renishaw’s central Service and Support Centre.
Contact details can be found on the back cover of this manual.
Alternatively, for information on your local Renishaw approved service centre, visit our website
www.renishaw.com
1.2 User manual

It is important that you read this manual carefully before using the instrument.
There are two manuals available with the Boretrak system:
1. A Boretrak hardware manual (Cabled or Rodded Boretrak, depending on equipment

purchased);
2. This Boretrak Viewer software manual.
This software manual describes the Boretrak Viewer software which is supplied as part of a
standard Boretrak system. It should be read in conjunction with the accompanying Boretrak
hardware manual.
This manual has been compiled with care. However, should you discover any errors, we would be
grateful if you could contact Renishaw directly.
Reproduction in whole or in part, including utilisation in machines capable of reproduction or

retrieval, without the express written permission of Renishaw plc is prohibited. Reverse engineering
is also prohibited.
The information in this document is subject to change without notice.

information
Customer
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2 Introduction
2.1 The Boretrak
Introduction
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Boretrak Cabled unit Boretrak Rodded unit
There are two Boretrak units: Cabled and Rodded. Both aim to map out a drilled hole and measure
the inclination and orientation. The results can then be compared to the design hole and integrated
into other geo-referenced datasets.
The Cabled Boretrak contains a magnetic compass to orientate the probe. It is deployed with its
own cable and is a quick and easy way to survey the hole.
The Rodded Boretrak is deployed on fibreglass rods and can be used for uphole as well as
downhole surveys. The Rodded Boretrak does not contain a magnetic compass, so it can be used
in areas where there may be magnetic interference.
The Boretrak units have been designed to cope with rugged, tough and uncompromising
environments, and they are designed to be as lightweight, simple to deploy and robust as possible.
In the mining and quarrying industry, combining Boretrak surveys with face profiling (using a
Quarryman laser scanner) allows a precise calculation of burden using blast design software. This
will result in safer and more efficient fragmentation operations.
Examples of other applications for the Boretrak include:
• Cast blasting
Introduction
• Exploration drilling
• Foundation drilling
• Engineering works
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• Underground mining
• Pre-split blasting
• Dam pinning.
The software package supplied with a Boretrak unit is called Boretrak Viewer. This can be used
to process the survey and then to edit, view and export the data. A variety of reports can also
be produced. Many third-party packages will also take in data directly from the Boretrak units for
specialist blast design or hole deviation applications.
3 Boretrak Viewer software introduction and installation
Software introduction
and installation
Boretrak Viewer software allows data from the Boretrak unit to be processed into X,Y, Z
coordinates. The Boretrak survey can be edited, viewed and exported, and reports can be
generated. The exported data can be imported into a wide variety of third-party packages for further
processing, analysis and integration into existing datasets.
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3.1 PC requirements
To achieve the best results from Boretrak Viewer, especially when dealing with large datasets which
might consist of millions of individual data points, it is recommended that the PC used to run the
software has the following minimum specifications:
Operating system Windows 7 / 8 / 10

Processor Intel core i5
Input Serial port or USB–serial adaptor for direct download from
Boretrak units
Free disk space 50 MB
RAM 4 GB
Graphics (minimum) Video card supporting Direct X 9.0
Graphics (recommended) Discrete NVIDIA-based video card with at least 512 MB on-board
RAM, capable of supporting Direct X9.0
Software prerequisites Microsoft .Net 4.0 Framework Runtime, Visual C++ Runtime 2013,
Visual C++ Runtime 2010, Visual C++ Runtime 2012, Direct X
redistributables (June 2010)
Boretrak software is unprotected and so can be installed on as many PCs as required within the
terms of the End User Licence Agreement, detailed in section 14, “Licence information”.
3.2 Setting up the Boretrak Viewer

Boretrak Viewer software is supplied on a USB drive together with the manual and any other
relevant software and documentation. The software is also available for download from the
Renishaw website.
Boretrak Viewer can be installed by double-clicking the file Install Boretrak Viewer.bat. The
installer checks which dependencies may need installing and which version of software (32 or 64
bit) is required. The installation wizard details the steps required to install the software on your PC.
and installation
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Follow the prompts to install the software on your PC. Once loaded, the default location of the
software is:
C:\Program Files\Renishaw\Boretrak Viewer
An icon will be created on the desktop. Double-click the icon to activate Boretrak Viewer.
When the software is run a splash screen will appear, showing the currently installed software
version and build number.
3.3 Project file structure
and installation
Every Boretrak Viewer project will have a dedicated directory structure created. By default this will
be saved in C:\Renishaw PLC\Boretrak Viewer Projects in a directory named according to the
title entered into the Name text box in the Project window.
There will be five sub-directories in the project, each storing a different set of files:
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• Data: the surveyed data used in the Boretrak Viewer project.
• Exports: all exports generated from the Boretrak Viewer project.
• Images: all screenshot images generated within the Boretrak Viewer project.
• Raw data: backups of any data files downloaded from a Boretrak or imported from other
locations into the Boretrak Viewer project.
• Reports: all reports generated from within the Boretrak Viewer project.
The main project file is an XML file which can be opened from within Boretrak Viewer. This file
contains all the data from the project.
The name of the current project is shown in the title bar. If the project has not yet been saved an
asterisk will appear at the end of its name.
and installation
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4 Boretrak Viewer main screen
On starting Boretrak Viewer software, the main screen will appear. The various components of the
Main screen
screen are described in this section. In following sections, the workflow through the software is
described in step-by-step sequence.
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1. Quick access bar: see section 5. 5. Graphics display: see section 9.
2. Application menu: see section 6. 6. Side buttons: see section 11.
3. Data and View ribbon menus: see 7. Status bar: see section 9.
sections 7 and 8.
4. Project tree: see section 10.

Main screen
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5 Quick access bar
Quick access bar

The Quick access bar contains three buttons:
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These are described below.
5.1 Global settings

Use the Global settings window to edit the preferences within Boretrak Viewer. Once these
settings are configured, click Done they will be saved for this and future projects.
The available settings are:
• Language: currently English and Chinese are available.
Note: To activate the Chinese language version, either your PC should be running the Chinese
version of Windows or else set the language in Windows to Chinese (Control Panel > Region
and language).
• Distance: select Metres or Feet.
• Angles: select Degrees or Radians.
• Coordinates: select one from: XYZ, ENZ or SA (South African grid).
• Date: select a date format from DDMMYY, DDMMYYYY, MMDDYY, MMDDYYYY.

5.2 Show manual

Quick access bar
Click this icon to access this Boretrak Viewer user manual in PDF format.
5.3 About
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Click this icon to display the Boretrak Viewer splash screen, showing the current software version
number.
6 Application menu
Application menu
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Click the icon to bring the Application menu into view. Select the project you want to work on.
Note: Whenever Boretrak Viewer is opened, you must always first use the Application menu to
begin a new project or to open an existing project.
6.1 New project

Select New Project to begin a new Boretrak Viewer project: the Project Settings window will
open. Fill in the available fields as required and press Done to start a new project. See section 7.1,
“Project”.
6.2 Open project

Select Open Project to open a previously saved Boretrak Viewer project. Select the appropriate file
from the dialogue box and click Open. Keyboard shortcut: CTRL + L.
6.3 Save project

Select Save to save the project file. Keyboard shortcut: CTRL + S.
6.4 Exit
Application menu
Select Exit to exit Boretrak Viewer software. A dialog box will prompt you to save the current project
before exiting.
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6.5 Recent files

A list of recently open Boretrak Viewer projects will appear on the right of the Application menu.
Select a project to reopen it.

7 Ribbon menu – Data
Ribbon menu –
There are two ribbon menus that can be selected from the text menu at the top of the screen: Data
and View.
Data
The Data menu controls the processing importing, exporting, reporting and configuring parameters
for the project.
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7.1 Project
The Project window shows the current Project and Site names.
Click the Project button (beneath the Site name) to configure the project and site details.
As required you can enter or edit:
• Project Name: this will appear on the Boretrak Viewer title bar and will be the name the project
file is saved under
• Operator Name
• Logo: click to open a dialog window from where you can select an image file
• Project Notes
• Site Name
• Grid Magnetic Angle (°): enter the appropriate angle. This will be used to adjust the Cabled
Ribbon menu –
Boretrak data so that it is referenced to grid north rather than magnetic north. Leave this value
at 0.0° if no adjustment is required.
Data
• Site Notes.
7-2 The site details (name, grid magnetic angle and notes) can be exported to a TXT file. Click the
Export Site button to open a Save As dialog box. Choose a filename and location, then click Save.
Click the Import Site button to import a previously exported site TXT file.
The details entered in the Project window will appear in the Complete Hole Deviation Report.
7.2 Data – import

Use the Data menu to import or export data.
To bring data files into Boretrak Viewer click the Import button and then click Boretrak. This
displays the Boretrak Import Wizard.
7.2.1 Boretrak Import Wizard – part 1
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The left side of the Boretrak Import Wizard window shows the progress through the three stages
of the import process.
1. Import data
2. Check data
3. Assign holes.
7.2.1.1 Units of measurement
The Units drop-down list is set to the units selected in the Global settings window: see Section
5.1, “Global settings”. Change the units here if you have a particular dataset which you want
converted into the units selected in Global settings.
7.2.1.2 Hole direction
Select Uphole or Downhole from the next drop-down list to identify the data to be downloaded as
an uphole or downhole survey. The raw data in the control display unit (CDU) is not identified as
being uphole or downhole, so you must use this option to ensure the data is processed correctly.
This only applies to the Rodded Boretrak: the Cabled Boretrak can only be deployed downhole.
Note: If there are both up and downhole surveys in the imported data, individual holes can be
toggled during the next stage of the import process.
7.2.1.3 Import From Device – Cabled Boretrak
To import data directly from a Boretrak, click the From Device button. The Import From Device
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With a Cabled Boretrak, connect the CDU to the PC using the supplied serial cable. (A USB–serial
adaptor may be required if your PC does not have a serial port.)
From the COM Port drop-down list, select the port on your PC to which your Boretrak is connected.
From the BAUD Rate drop-down list, select the baud rate you are using to communicate with the
Boretrak. This will be 9600 by default, although there is an option in the CDU to change this if
required.
Click the Connect button to open the connection between the software and hardware. The text in
the window will change from Not Connected (in red) to Connected – Navigate to the download
screen on the CDU and begin download.
At this point, use the Boretrak CDU to start the download process.
In the CDU press “5” to download data into Boretrak Viewer. Once all data has been downloaded,
the CDU can be turned off and the system dismantled. It is advisable not to delete any data from
the CDU until the downloaded data has been fully processed and saved.
7.2.1.4 Import From Device – Rodded Boretrak
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With a Rodded Boretrak, first set up the hardware ready for download:
1. Attach the nosecone (with batteries) to the probe
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2. Push the probe into the hot-shoe
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3. Connect the hot-shoe to the PROBE port on the CDU
4. Connect the serial cable to the COMPUTER port on the CDU
5. Connect the other end of the serial cable to the PC. (A USB–serial adaptor may be required if
your PC does not have a serial port.)
Go to the Import From Device window in the Boretrak Import Wizard. From the COM Port
drop‑down list, select the port on your PC to which your Boretrak is connected.
In the BAUD Rate drop-down list, ensure that 9600 is selected.
Click the Connect button to open the connection between the software and hardware. The text in
the window will change from Not Connected (in red) to Connected – Navigate to the download
screen on the CDU and begin download.
At this point, use the Boretrak CDU to start the download process.
In the CDU go through the menus to download both the probe and the CDU as below:
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1. On powering up the CDU, it prompts:

SET PROBE? 1 = YES
2. Press “1” to synchronise the clocks in the CDU and probe. The CDU prompts:
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DOWNLOAD PROBE 1 = YES

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3. Press “1” to download data from the probe. On the CDU, click ENT until the screen prompts:
DOWNLOAD CDU 1 = YES
4. On the CDU, press “1” to download data from the CDU.
5. Once all data has been downloaded, the CDU can be turned off and the system dismantled.
It is advisable not to delete any data until the downloaded data has been fully processed and
saved.
Click Back to return to the previous window.
Click Next to continue the import process.

7.2.1.5 Import From File
To import previously downloaded data from a data file, click the From File button. The Import From
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File window appears.
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Click Load to select a file.
The Open file dialog window appears. Select the relevant .dat file.
Boretrak Viewer will recognise whether the file is:
• Cabled Boretrak – CSS format
• Cabled Boretrak – MDL format
• Rodded Boretrak – probe data
• Rodded Boretrak – CDU data.

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If Rodded Boretrak data is being used, then .dat files from both the probe and the CDU will be
required. Load either the RoddedProbe.dat file or the RoddedCDU.dat file. Boretrak Viewer will
then prompt for the remaining file to be loaded.

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With the appropriate data loaded, each hole is now available to be viewed individually. The window
below appears: each tab represents a hole, with the tab labelled according to the face and hole
number. Click on each tab to view all data associated with that specific hole. The window below is
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currently displaying the raw data for Face 1, Hole 1.
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Under the hole tab is all the raw data is shown. Each line records:
• Heading: the direction that the hole is inclined. This is the raw value, without any rod azimuth or
grid magnetic angle applied. (This value can be edited if required, although caution should be
taken when editing surveyed values.)
• Inclination: the angle at which the hole is inclined (0.00° = vertical). (This value can be edited if
required, although caution should be taken when editing surveyed values.)
• Active: this check box is ticked by default; untick the check box to disable an individual reading.
A row will be highlighted in red if the inclination is above 45°, if the azimuth is above 360°, or if a
“null” reading (shown as 99.99) is encountered. Any such values should be investigated.
The Show Inactive check box under the tabbed data can be ticked or unticked according to
whether you want to hide the rows that have been de-activated.
The Error Bound text box displays an error threshold that relates to the Inclination column. By
default this is set at 5°, but the value can be changed as required. Any reading with an inclination
that differs from the previous reading by more than this amount will be highlighted orange. This may
indicate that a particular reading is not reliable and may require further investigation.
The Base Line text box only appears when importing Cabled Boretrak data. It shows the heading
that was observed with the sighting hole on the Cabled Boretrak prior to the survey. However, it
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can also be used to establish the magnetic grid angle. The magnetic grid angle will be applied to
raw values from the Cabled Boretrak so that data which was referenced to magnetic north can be
referenced to grid north.
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To use this feature, click Calculate. The Calculate Grid Magnetic Angle window appears.
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The heading observed with the Cabled Boretrak is shown in the Observation text box. This
is a magnetic bearing. Enter the equivalent grid heading between the same two points in the
Grid Heading text box. Press ENTER. The grid magnetic angle is calculated and displayed;
the relationship between magnetic north, grid north and the original observation is displayed
graphically.
Click Apply to transfer this value to the Grid Magnetic Angle field in the project window. All Cabled
Boretrak data will be adjusted accordingly. In the screenshot above, magnetic north has been
calculated to be 20.75° west of grid north. Therefore, 20.75° will be subtracted from all raw Cabled
Boretrak headings. Rodded Boretrak data will not be affected by the grid magnetic angle.
Click Back to return to the Data Validation window.

On the right of the Data Validation window are the various parameters that were entered in the
CDU, as well as some other configuration options. All values can be edited or configured as
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required.
• Face number.
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• Hole number.
• Rod Increment: can be amended if the wrong deployment increment was entered in the field. 7-11
Note: All data associated with the selected hole will adjust accordingly.
• Azimuth: only visible if Rodded Boretrak data is being imported. This value can be amended if
the true rod azimuth value was not known prior to deployment or if it was entered incorrectly. All
data associated with the selected hole will adjust accordingly.
• Offset: shows the deployment offset that was measured at the start (Cabled Boretrak) or end
(Rodded Boretrak) of the deployment.
• Date: click on the calendar icon to change the date.
• Survey direction: by default, Cabled Boretrak holes are surveyed bottom to top, Rodded
Boretrak holes are surveyed top to bottom.
In some cases it may be desirable to survey a hole the opposite way round. For example, if a
very long hole is surveyed with a Rodded Boretrak, it may be useful to survey the hole again on
the way back to the surface. If a hole has been surveyed in a non-standard direction, select the
appropriate option from the Survey Direction drop-down list in the Data Validation window.
Note: The data in the Offset Value field will have to be measured either (a) at the start and
entered into the CDU at the end (Rodded Boretrak) or (b) at the end and entered later in
Boretrak Viewer (Cabled Boretrak).
• Up hole: holes can be individually selected as up- or downhole by using the Up hole check
box. The Hole Direction drop-down box in the initial Boretrak Import Wizard screen (see
section 7.2.1, “Boretrak Import Wizard – part 1”) can be used to determine whether all holes
are ticked or unticked by default, prior to data import.
• Use Hole: untick this check box to disable the hole. By default all holes are ticked (enabled).

The third stage of the import process is the Hole Creation window.
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At this stage, each surveyed hole is assigned collar coordinates so that they can be displayed in
the graphics display on a 3D coordinate system.
Initially, each hole downloaded from the Boretrak has default coordinates assigned to it. The holes
are arranged in an east–west line with a 5 m separation between them. However, these hole
locations can be edited, or new locations imported or created, as detailed below.
The table lists each hole that has been imported in the Boretrak import wizard. The columns show:
• Hole No: the hole number as imported from the raw data.
• Hole: if using default hole locations generated by Boretrak Viewer, this will show “New Hole”.
If hole locations have previously been defined in the Hole Designer window, use the Selected
Setup drop-down list to select the Face in which the new holes have been created. If the
designed Hole IDs match the hole numbers in the raw data, each hole will automatically
be assigned the appropriate coordinates. If all or some of the Hole IDs do not match the
hole numbers in the raw data, double-click on the Hole cell in the relevant row to activate a
drop‑down list. Select the appropriate hole to associate a pre-defined hole location with hole
data from the raw imported dataset.
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• Hole ID: the text string that will appear in the Graphics view. To edit the text, click in the box.
• X, Y, Z: 3D coordinates of the hole collar location. Click in any box to edit the data.
Hole collar locations can also be designed from scratch, or imported from a file in the Hole Design
window. To access this function click Launch Hole Designer (see section 7.5, “Hole design”).
To return to the previous window, click Back.
To continue the import process, click Done.

7.3 Data – export

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In the Data menu, click the Export button to export data from the current project.
There are numerous options, depending on which data you need to export and which format is
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required. The options are listed below.
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The table lists all the holes in the project. Tick or untick the check box by each hole to determine
whether it is included in the exported data.
Use the Select an export type drop-down list to select the export format. The options are:
• DXF Lines: exports a DXF file with each hole as a separate polyline.
• Processed hole data (PHD file): can be used with third-party profiling software.
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• Custom ASCII export: opens a Custom ASCII Export window.
The ASCII export can be customised by defining a header, specifying a delimiter, and ticking
the appropriate check boxes to specify the fields output in each line:
• Face ID
• Hole ID
• Reading #
• X, Y, Z
• Azimuth
• Inclination
• Depth.
Click the Export to export the data. By default, the file will be saved in the Exports folder in the
project directory.
7.4 Reporting
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Click Report button to generate a complete report on every hole in the Boretrak Viewer project. The
Reporting window appears.
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Click the Report button. A Save As dialog window opens. Enter a file name and click Save. The
report will be saved as a PDF file.
For further information, see section 13, “Sample reports”.

7.5 Hole design
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To open the Hole Design window click the Hole Design button
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The Hole Design window provides tools to help establish hole collar locations, and to define
planned hole specifications.
These tools can be used before data is imported. This enables downloaded hole data to be
assigned to pre-defined hole locations during the Boretrak Import Wizard process. In this case the
Hole Design window will contain no hole information when it is opened.
Alternatively, the Hole Design window can be used to edit hole locations once Boretrak data has
already been processed into the project.
The following sections detail the functions available in the Hole Design window.
To exit the Hole Design window, click Done.

7.5.1 Selected face

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Any operations carried out in the Hole Design window will only affect the face selected in the
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If using the Hole Design window before or during the data import stage, you will need to click the
New button to create a Face before any holes are created. All holes that are added will then be
grouped under this new Face.
Further Faces can be created if required. By default, a newly created Face will be labelled in a
numerical sequence: Face 1, Face 2, etc. To change the name of the Face, use the text box on the
left.
Faces can also be renamed or deleted by right-clicking on the Face element in the Project tree,
see section 10.2, “Face element”.
If multiple Faces are created, select the active Face from the drop-down list.
7.5.2 Graphics view
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The Graphics view shows a plan view of all holes within the selected Face.
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Tracks of surveyed holes will also be displayed if Boretrak data has been loaded.
• Right-click and drag to pan the data in the Graphics view.
• Scroll, or click and drag the mouse wheel, to zoom in and out.
• Side buttons help to control the view and provide tools to help generate new hole collar
locations. These are described in section 7.5.2.1, “Tools”.
7.5.2.1 Tools
From the Tools drop-down list, select from the options below.
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• Rectangular selection
Use the mouse to click and drag a rectangular selection area in the Graphics view. Any holes
selected in this way will be highlighted in the hole location table. See section 7.5.4, “Hole
location table”.
• Generate holes with design separation
Enables the creation of holes in conjunction with data entered into the Hole Generation
window.
In order to use this feature, you will need to already have at least one hole visible in the
Graphics view. See section 7.5.6, “Add hole”.
Click on a starting hole position in the Graphics view and then drag out the mouse pointer in
the direction in which you want the holes to be arranged. More than one hole can be selected
if multiple rows need to be created. A live display of the bearing of the line is shown alongside
the mouse pointer. While dragging out the holes with the left button, you can still use the right
button and the wheel to pan and zoom respectively. When you let go of the mouse button, a line
of holes between the starting hole and the end point will be created, with the spacing between
the holes determined by the value currently entered in the Spacing text entry box in the Hole
Generation window.
All created holes will be added to the Hole location table: see section 7.5.4, “Hole location
table”.
• Generate holes between points
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Enables the creation of a pre-defined number of holes in conjunction with data entered into the
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Hole Generation window.
In order to use this feature, you will need to already have at least one hole visible in the
Graphics view. See section 7.5.6, “Add hole”.
Click on a starting hole position in the Graphics view then drag out the mouse pointer in the
direction which you want the holes to be arranged. More than one hole can be selected if
multiple rows need to be created. While dragging out the holes with the left button, you can still
use the right button and the wheel to pan and zoom respectively. A live display of the bearing
of the line and the predicted spacing of the holes is shown alongside the mouse pointer. When
you let go of the mouse button, a line of holes between the starting hole and the end point will
be created, with the number of holes determined by the value currently entered in the Count
text entry box in the Hole Generation window.
All created holes will be added to the Hole location table: see section 7.5.4, “Hole location
table”.
• Draw a face relative to hole locations
Enables the creation of a line to indicate where the quarry face or other feature lies in relation
to the holes.
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Use the mouse to click in the Graphics view along the required path of the line. Right-click to end
the line.
The line will be visible in the main 3D Graphics view. It will also be registered as a Drawing
element in the Project tree: see section 10.5, “Drawing”.
7.5.2.2 Zoom to fit
Click the Zoom to fit button to fit all active data in the Graphics view.
Note: You can also click on the icons beside each element in the Project tree to “zoom to fit” all the
data in the selected element.
7.5.2.3 Show grid
Click the Show grid button to activate a grid in the Graphics view.
7.5.3 Hole generation frame
The Hole generation frame enables the creation of new holes, either on its own or together with
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the tools in the Graphics view window (see section 7.5.2, “Graphics view”).
To generate holes directly from the Hole generation frame, click on a starting hole in the Hole
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In the Spacing text box, enter the spacing between each hole.
In the Count text box, enter the number of new holes to create.
In the Bearing text box, enter the bearing from the starting hole to the new hole or line of holes.
Click the Generate button. The holes will be created and added to the Hole location table. Click
the Zoom to fit button to view all the holes in the Graphics view.
7.5.4 Hole location table
The Hole location table shows a list of all holes in the selected face within the current project.
The columns display:
• Hole ID: text string identifying the hole
• X, Y, Z: coordinates of the hole
• Azimuth: the intended/design azimuth of the hole (the direction that the hole is heading, as
seen from a plan view)
• Inclination: the intended/design inclination of the hole (0° is vertical; 90°is horizontal)
• Depth: the depth of the intended/design hole.
Click in any cell to edit the data, as required.
Multiple holes can be selected by clicking with the SHIFT or CTRL key pressed. Right-click on any
cell to access a contextual menu. Options are:
• Set vertical: set design hole to vertical (azimuth and inclination = 0.00°)
• Assign values to all holes: copy the value in the selected cell to all holes
• Assign value to selected holes: copy the value in the selected cell to all highlighted holes
• Undo: undo the last change.

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7.5.5 Delete hole
Select a single hole or group of holes, in either the Hole location table or the Graphics view
(using the Rectangular selection tool). Click the Delete Hole button to delete the selected hole(s).
A prompt appears to confirm that you wish to delete the holes. Click Yes to delete, No to cancel.
Any Boretrak data associated with the hole will also be deleted.
7.5.6 Add hole
Click the Add Hole button to add a hole to the selected face. The hole is added to the Hole
location table as well as to the Graphics view.
Default coordinates are: 1000,1000,100. Edit the value as required.
7.5.7 Import
This command imports hole collar locations into the selected face within the current project in a
CSV file in the form:
Hole 1,1000,1000,100
Where “Hole 1” is a text string describing each hole, and “1000,1000,100” are comma-separated
X, Y, Z coordinates.
7.5.8 Export
Exports all holes in the selected face within the current project in a CSV file in the form:
Hole 1,1000,1000,100
Where “Hole 1” is a text string describing each hole, and “1000,1000,100” are comma-separated
X, Y, Z coordinates.
8 Ribbon menu – View
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The View menu allows control over the visualisation of data within Boretrak Viewer.
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8.1 Background
The background colours of the graphics display can be customised. By default, the colouring is
graduated from light grey (at the top of the graphics display) to black (at the bottom of the graphics
display).
In the Background frame, click on one of the colour boxes beside Top Colour or Bottom Colour.
A colour palette appears.
Select the desired colour. Click OK to accept.

8.2 Grid
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In the Grid frame, click the Show button to toggle the grid on and off in the graphics display.
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Click the Grid configuration button to open the Grid settings window.
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The Auto check box is ticked by default. In this case, the grid will resize around the extents of the
data within the current project. As data is deleted from the project, the grid will reform to fit the
changed extents.
Untick the Auto check box to enter user-defined limits for the grid. This activates the Minimum
and Maximum X, Y and Z values. Enter the desired extents for each value to define the size of the
displayed grid.
Use the Visible check box to toggle the grid on and off.
The value in the Granularity text box determines the spacing between each grid line. By default it
is set at 5 m. Enter a new value to change the spacing as required.
The colour of the grid lines and the colour of the grid labels can be changed from the default values.
Click on the Colour box below each label to open a colour palette. Select the desired colour. Click
OK to accept.
Click Done to close the Grid settings window.

8.3 Ground plane

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In the Ground Plane frame, click the Show button to toggle the ground plane on and off in the
graphics display.
Click the Ground plane configuration button to open the Ground Plane Settings window.
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The Auto check box is ticked by default. With this boxed ticked, the ground plane will resize to fit
the extents of the data within the current project. The ground plane will be positioned at the height
of the lowest point in the current project. As data is deleted from the project, the ground plane will
reform to fit the changed extents.
Untick the Auto check box to enter user defined values for the extents and height of the ground
plane. This activates the Minimum and Maximum X, Y values. Enter the desired extents for each
value to define the size of the displayed grid.
The Z value – the height of the ground plane – can be defined by typing a value in the text
entry box. Alternatively, click the −1 or −0.1 buttons to lower the ground plane by 1 m or 0.1 m
respectively, or click the +1 or +0.1 buttons to the raise the ground plane by 1 m or 0.1 m
respectively.
Use the Visible check box to toggle the Ground Plane on and off.
The colour of the Ground Plane can be changed from the default value. Click on the Colour box to
open a colour palette. Select the desired colour and click OK to accept.
Click Done to close the Ground Plane settings window.
8.4 Triad
In the Triad frame, click the Show button to toggle the triad graphic on and off in the bottom left of
the graphics display.
8.5 Shading
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Click the Shading Type drop-down list to view the options of how the holes are shaded. There are
three options:
• Solid: each hole is assigned a random colour when the holes are first loaded into the project.
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This colour can be changed by right-clicking on the Hole in the Project tree: see section 10.3,
8-6 “Hole 1, 2, 3”.
• Depth: shaded according to the depth of the hole, relative to each hole collar location.
• Absolute height: shaded according to the absolute height of the data.
Click the Shading configuration button to customise the colour scheme when Depth or Absolute
Height is selected. The Shading window appears.
In the Colours drop-down list at the bottom of the window, select from one of the colouring
schemes: RGB; CMY; Greyscale; User-defined.
Click Done to close the Shading window.
8.6 Screenshot
To take a screenshot of the graphics display click the Grab button in the Screenshot frame. A
drop‑down list appears. Three view options are listed:
• Camera: shows the current on-screen view of the data.
• Plan: shows a plan view of all active data.
• Side: shows a side view of all active data.
Select one of the options. A Save As window appears. Select the required file name and location.
Click the Save button to save the screenshot as a PNG file.
By default, the image will be saved in the project’s Image folder.

9 Graphics display
Graphics display
The graphics display provides a view of all active data.
The overall view can be configured using tools in the View ribbon menu as well as by selecting
views, tools and modes from the Side buttons on the right of the screen.
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• Surveyed holes
• Collars
• Hole IDs
• Design holes.
The data that is active and visible in the graphics display is determined using the check boxes in
the Project tree: see section 10, “Project tree”.
Other items such as the grid, distances between holes and a ground plane can be activated
separately.
By default, the Free rotation tool is active. In this case, drag with the left mouse to rotate the data.
Whichever manipulation tool is selected, drag with the right mouse button to pan across the data
and use the scroll wheel to zoom in and out.
Double-click on a node along one of the holes to change the centre of rotation.
When you click or double-click on a node, details of the node are displayed in the status bar at the
bottom of the screen.
Details displayed are:
• Hole ID
• Index: sequential number of the node down the hole
• Azimuth: azimuth observed at this node – effectively, this is the direction in which the hole is
inclined
• Inclination: inclination of the probe observed at this node: vertical = 0.00°
• Depth: distance along the hole.
A full list of the shortcut keys that can be used in the graphics display is listed in section 12, “Mouse
operations and shortcut keys”.
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10 Project tree
The Project tree lists all elements of the dataset, as well as other features which can be added
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within the software.
The structure of the Project tree will depend on the data that has been imported into the project,
and what actions have been carried out in the project.
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The Project tree view can be expanded or contracted as required by clicking on the arrows that
appear to the left of some elements.
Each element has a check box beside it. Tick or untick the check box to activate or deactivate the
element in the Project tree. This will toggle the data on and off in the graphics display.
Click the icon beside the element to zoom the graphics display onto the data represented by the
element.
Element in the Project tree showing the arrow,

check box, icon and label
Some elements have functionality associated with them that can be accessed by right-clicking on
the element.
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The context menu is accessed by right-clicking on element
Each element within the Project tree is described below.
10.1 Project element

The Project element is located at the top of the Project tree. All items within a Boretrak Viewer
project are located beneath this element.
Use the Project check box to activate or deactivate all data within the project.
Right-click on the Project element to access the following menu items:
• File > Open Project Folder: open the project directory in Windows Explorer
• Add
• Setup: add a new Face element to the project
• Bounding box: put a bounding box around all data within the project
• Expand/Collapse All: expand or collapse the Project tree
• Report > Complete Hole Deviation Report: output a report on all holes in the project; see
section 13, “Sample reports”
• Boreholes > Hole Designs
• Show/Hide Hole Designs: toggle all design holes in the project on and off
• Set Vertical: set all design holes in the project to be vertical
• Set Best Fit: set all design holes in the project to be a best fit with the surveyed hole.
10.2 Face element
A Project will include one or more Face elements. Each Face will have holes associated with it.
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Use the Face check box to activate or deactivate all data underneath the Face element. 10-3
Right-click on the Face element to access the following menu items:
• File
• Rename: change the name of the Face element
• Delete: delete the Face and all items below it in the Project tree
• Add > Bounding box: put a bounding box around all data associated with the Face
• Expand/Collapse All: expand or collapse the Project tree underneath the Face
• Report (also refer to section 13, “Sample reports”)
• Plan View: generate a report showing a plan view of the holes
• Plan View II: generate a report showing a plan view of the holes with minimum distances
between them; only activated if the Calculate Distance tool has been used
• Profile View: generate a report showing a front view of the holes with all distances
between them; only activated if the Calculate Distance tool has been used
• Profile View II: generate a report showing a front view of the holes with minimum distances
between them; only activated if the Calculate Distance tool has been used.
• Boreholes
• Horizontal Section View: open the Horizontal Section View window which shows a
horizontal slice through the data in the selected Face. This illustrates the relationship
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between the design hole and the surveyed hole at the specified level.
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Use the mouse to pan and zoom around the graphics window. Click the Zoom To Fit button
to ensure all holes are on-screen.
The Level text box displays the height at which the section is taken. Use the up/down
arrows or enter a new value to change the level.
Click the Report button to generate a Horizontal Section View report. See section 13,
“Sample reports”.
• Calculate Distances: calculate distances between each adjacent hole in the Face. This
function will activate the Hole Distance element in the Project tree and in the Graphics
view. See section 10.4, “Hole distance”.
Note that if any holes are moved, the distances between holes will need to be re‑calculated
by using this tool again.
Project tree
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• Hole Designs
• Show/Hide Hole Designs: toggle all design holes in the Face on and off
• Set Vertical: set all design holes to be vertical (azimuth and inclination = 0.00°)
• Set Best Fit: set all design holes to be a straight line which is a best “fit” with the surveyed
data.
10.3 Hole 1, 2, 3…
There is a Hole element representing every surveyed or designed hole in the project.
Right-click on the Hole element to access the following menu items:
• File
• Rename: change the ID of the Hole element
• Delete: delete the Hole and all items below it in the Project tree
• Add > Bounding box: put a bounding box around all data associated with the Hole; a
Bounding box element will be created under the Hole element
• View > Set Colour: change the colour of the hole marker in the Graphics View; a Colour
dialog appears: select a colour and click OK
• Expand/Collapse All: expand or collapse the Project tree underneath the Hole
• Boreholes
Project tree
• Hole Details: open the Hole Details window.
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Comprehensive details of the hole are displayed in both graphical and tabular form. Use
the Hole Collar drop-down list to view details of all holes in the current Face. If more than
one survey has been completed of a single hole, use the Hole Data drop-down list to
select the required survey.
Use the Design frame to adjust the design parameters for the selected hole.
The Surveyed frame displays details of each Boretrak reading taken during the survey.
Columns display:
i. Azimuth: the heading of the hole (the direction that the hole is heading, as seen
from a plan view) with the project’s Grid Magnetic Angle applied
ii. Inclination: the angle at which the hole is inclined. 0.00° = vertical
iii. Depth: depth down hole
iv. Deviation: distance between the survey hole and the design hole at the specified
depth
v. Easting, Northing, Height: coordinates of the hole at the specified depth.

Two graphics windows display the hole in plan and section views. Hover your mouse over a
node to view absolute coordinates and relative X,Y values at that point.
Project tree
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• Hole Designs
• Show/Hide Hole Designs: toggle the design hole on and off
• Set Vertical: set the design hole to be vertical
• Set Best Fit: set the design hole to be a straight line which is a best “fit” with the
surveyed data.
10.3.1 Survey Data 1, 2, 3…
Underneath the Hole element, there is a Survey Data and a Hole Design element.
If a hole has been surveyed multiple times, there may be multiple Survey Data elements: Survey
Data 1, Survey Data 2 and so on. Right-click on the Survey Data element to access the following
menu items:
• File
• Rename: change the ID of the Survey Data element
• Delete: delete the Survey Data and all items below it in the Project tree
• Add > Bounding box: put a bounding box around all data associated with the Survey Data; a
Bounding box element will be created under the Survey Data element
• View > Set Colour: change the colour of the hole graphic in the Graphics view; a Colour
• Expand/Collapse All: expand or collapse the Project tree underneath the Survey Data
• Report > Single hole: generate single hole report. For sample reports, see section 13,
“Sample reports”.
10.3.2 Hole Design

Project tree
Right-click on the Hole Design element to access the following menu items:
• File
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• Rename: change the ID of the Hole Design element
• Delete: delete the Hole Design and all items below it in the Project tree. A new design
can be created by reopening the Hole Details window: see section 10.3, “Hole 1, 2, 3...”
• Add > Bounding box: put a bounding box around all data associated with the Hole Design; a
Bounding box element will be created under the Hole Design element
• View > Set Colour: change the colour of the design hole in the Graphics View; a Colour
• Expand/Collapse all: expand or collapse the Project tree underneath the Hole Design
• Boreholes > Hole Designs:
• Show/Hide Hole Designs: toggle the design hole on and off
• Set Vertical: set the design hole to be vertical
• Set Best Fit: set the design hole to be a straight line which is a “best fit” with the surveyed
data.
10.4 Hole distance
Right-click on the Face element in the Project tree > Boreholes > Calculate distances (see
section 10.2, “Face element”). This activates the graphic showing the distances between adjacent
holes at each depth and also activates the Hole Distance element in the Project tree.
Right-click on the Hole Distance element to access the following menu items:
• File
• Rename: change the ID of the Hole Distance element
• Delete: delete the element and all items below it in the Project tree
• Add > Bounding box: put a bounding box around all data associated with the element; a
Bounding box element will be created under the Hole Distance element
• Expand/collapse all: expand or collapse the Project tree under the Hole Distance element.
10.4.1 All distances
Project tree
The All Distances element and the Minimum Distances element are under the Hole Distance
element. The All Distances element represents the graphic showing distances between each
adjacent hole at each depth. 10-9
Right-click on the All Distances element to access the following menu items:
• File
• Rename: change the ID of the All Distances element
Bounding box element will be created under the All Distances element
• View > Set Colour: change the colour of the All Distances graphic in the Graphics view; a
Colour dialog appears: select a colour and click OK.
10.4.2 Minimum distances
The Minimum Distances element represents the graphic showing the shortest distance between
each adjacent hole.
Right-click on the Minimum Distances element to access the following menu items:
• File
Project tree
• Rename: change the ID of the Minimum Distances element
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Bounding box element will be created under the Minimum Distances element
• View > Set Colour: change the colour of the Minimum Distances graphic in the Graphics
View; a Colour dialog appears: select a colour and click OK.
10.5 Drawing
Use the Hole Design window to draw a feature such as a crest. This will appear in the Project tree
as a Drawing element.
Right-click on the Drawing element to access the following menu items:
• File
• Rename: change the ID of the Drawing element
Bounding box element will be created under the Drawing element
• View > Set Colour: change the colour of the Drawing graphic in the Graphics view; a Colour
dialog appears: select a colour and click OK.
11 Side buttons
The Side buttons are located on the right of the Graphics view. They offer various tools to view
Side buttons
and select the active data.
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11.1 Pre-set views

Click the Pre-set views drop-down list to select a view for the data in the Graphics view. Each
Pre‑set view can also be activated with a keyboard shortcut, listed below. The options are:
No view
Top view (shortcut – ALT + up arrow)
Bottom view (shortcut – ALT + down arrow)
Left view (shortcut – CTRL + left arrow)
Right view (shortcut – CTRL + right arrow)
Front view (shortcut – CTRL + up arrow)
Back view (shortcut – CTRL + down arrow)
Isometric view.
The data in the graphics display will automatically spin round to the selected view. As soon as you
manually rotate the display away from the Pre-set view, the No view icon will appear.
11.2 Projection mode

Click the Projection mode drop-down list to select the view mode for the data in the Graphics
Side buttons
view.
Each Projection mode can also be activated with a keyboard shortcut, listed below.
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The options available are:
Perspective (shortcut – CTRL + P)
Orthographic (shortcut – CTRL + O).
The data in the graphics display will automatically adjust to the selected view mode.
11.3 Tool selection

Click the Tool selection drop-down list to select the active tool within the Graphics view. This
selection will determine the functionality of the left mouse button’s click and drag operations.
Each Tool selection can also be activated with a keyboard shortcut, listed below.
The options available are:

11.4 Free movement
Side buttons
This is the default state within the graphics display. In this mode, the mouse can be used to:
• Pan: drag with the right mouse button

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• Rotate: drag with the left mouse button
• Zoom: roll the scroll wheel forwards to zoom in, and backwards to zoom out
• Change the centre of rotation: double-click on a node.
11.5 Rotate around Z axis
This restricts the movement of the data so that it can only rotate around the Z axis.
You can still pan and zoom and change the centre of rotation with the mouse, as when Free
movement is activated.
11.6 Zoom to fit
Click the Zoom to fit button to automatically zoom all active data to fit in the Graphics view.
11.7 Reset camera
Click the Reset camera button to shift the camera view to the current centre of rotation.
Alternatively, press the HOME key to activate this function.

Side buttons
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12 Mouse operations and shortcut keys
and shortcut keys

Mouse operation
From within Boretrak Viewer shortcut keys are available to make the most common operations
more convenient.
12.1 General
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Save project CTRL + S
Load project CTRL + L
12.2 Changing views
Switch to perspective mode CTRL + P

Switch to orthographic mode CTRL + O
Set front view CTRL + up arrow
Set back view CTRL + down arrow
Set left view CTRL + left arrow
Set right view CTRL + right arrow
Set view from above ALT + up arrow
Set view from below ALT + down arrow
Set view to centre on rotation point HOME
and shortcut keys
Mouse operation
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13 Sample reports
Sample reports
This chapter shows examples of the reports available from various sections of the Boretrak Viewer
software.
All reports are generated as PDF files. By default, they will be saved in the Reports sub-directory
of the project folder, although you have the opportunity to change this location each time a report is
saved. 13-1
13.1 Complete hole deviation report

Click the Report button in the Data ribbon menu. This generates a complete report of all holes in
the project. A sample of one hole is shown on the following page.
Sample reports
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Sample reports
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Sample reports
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Sample reports
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Sample reports
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13.2 Horizontal section view
Sample reports
In the Project tree, right-click on a Face > Boreholes > Horizontal section view. Click the Report
button. Alternatively, right-click on a Face > Report > Horizontal section view.
The report shows the arrangement displayed on-screen.
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13.3 Hole report

Sample reports
In the Project tree, right-click on Survey Data > Report > Hole Report.
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13.4 Profile printout
Sample reports
In the Project tree, right-click on a Face > Report > Profile printout.
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13.5 Profile printout II

Sample reports
In the Project tree, right-click on a Face > Report > Profile printout II.
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13.6 Plan view
Sample reports
In the Project tree, right-click on a Face > Report >Plan view.
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13.7 Plan view II

Sample reports
In the Project tree, right-click on a Face > Report >Plan view II.
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1.2 User manual . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-1

2.1 The Boretrak . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-1

3 Boretrak Viewer software introduction and installation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-1

3.1 PC requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-1

3.2 Setting up the Boretrak Viewer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-1

3.3 Project file structure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-3

4 Boretrak Viewer main screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-1

5 Quick access bar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-1

5.1 Global settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-1

5.2 Show manual . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-2

5.3 About . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-2

6 Application menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-1

6.1 New project . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-1

6.2 Open project . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-1

6.3 Save project . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-1

6.4 Exit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-2

6.5 Recent files . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-2

7 Ribbon menu – Data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-1

7.1 Project . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-1

7.2 Data – import . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-2

7.2.1 Boretrak Import Wizard – part 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-3

7.2.1.2 Hole direction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-3

7.2.1.3 Import From Device – Cabled Boretrak . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-4

7.2.1.4 Import From Device – Rodded Boretrak . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-5

7.2.1.5 Import From File . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-7

7.2.2 Boretrak Import Wizard – part 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-9

7.2.3 Boretrak Import Wizard – part 3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-12

7.3 Data – export . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-14

7.4 Reporting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-16

7.5 Hole design . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-17

7.5.1 Selected face . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-18

7.5.2 Graphics view . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-19

7.5.2.1 Tools . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-19

7.5.2.2 Zoom to fit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-21

7.5.2.3 Show grid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-21

7.5.3 Hole generation frame . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-22

7.5.4 Hole location table . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-22

7.5.5 Delete hole . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-23

7.5.6 Add hole . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-23

7.5.7 Import . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-23

7.5.8 Export . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-23

8.1 Background . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-1

8.3 Ground plane . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-4

8.5 Shading . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-6

8.6 Screenshot . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-6

9 Graphics display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-1

10 Project tree . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-1

10.1 Project element . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-2

10.2 Face element . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-3

10.3 Hole 1, 2, 3… . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-5

10.3.1 Survey Data 1, 2, 3… . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-7

10.3.2 Hole Design . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-8

10.4 Hole distance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-8