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QM SoftwareManual H 5915 8502 01 A
QM SoftwareManual H 5915 8502 01 A
H-5915-8502-01-A
Quarryman Viewer
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information
Customer
The Quarryman Pro system and accompanying software are 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 instrument and to keep the manual with the instrument at all times.
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For any feedback or comments, or if there are questions about Quarryman 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 page of this manual.
Alternatively, for information on your local Renishaw-approved service centre, visit our website
www.renishaw.com.
There are two manuals available with the Quarryman Pro system:
This manual describes the Quarryman Viewer software which is supplied as part of a
standard Quarryman Pro system. It should be read in conjunction with the accompanying
Quarryman Pro 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.
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Introduction
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The Quarryman Pro is a field instrument which combines reflectorless laser ‘point and shoot’
measurement technology with high-speed automatic scanning. The unit can thus be used for
conventional total station survey methods as well as 3D laser scanning. Complete scenes and
objects in view at ranges of up to 1,200 m can be surveyed.
The instrument employs the ‘time-of-flight’ laser measurement technique to measure ranges to
rock faces and other objects without the need to place reflectors at the target. This allows accurate
measurements to be made of inaccessible points such as quarry faces and stockpiles.
Versions of the Quarryman have been used in the field for over 30 years. This experience has
ensured that the instrument has been developed very specifically for its intended applications.
It is designed to be as simple to use as possible and is capable of operating in the harshest
environments.
Selective use of the FastScan feature enables single or multiple high-definition scans to take place,
highlighting rock features and anomalies.
The Quarryman Pro will observe 250 points per second, or up to 900,000 points per hour.
Quarryman Viewer software is supplied with the Quarryman Pro. This can be used to process the
survey, and then to edit, view and export the data. Many third-party packages will also take in data
from the Quarryman Pro for specialist profiling and volumetric applications.
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Introduction
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Installation
The software package supplied with the Quarryman Pro is called Quarryman Viewer. This
software allows the data to be processed into an xyz point cloud, then edited, viewed and exported
as required. From here, the data can be taken into a wide variety of third-party packages for further
processing, analysis and integration into existing datasets. 3-1
3.1 PC requirements
In order to achieve the best results from the software, 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:
Quarryman Viewer software is unprotected and so can be installed on as many PCs as required.
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Quarryman Viewer Setup (x64).exe. There are two dedicated installers: one for 64-bit and one for
32-bit PCs.
Follow the prompts to install the software on the PC. The default location of the software is:
An icon will be created on the desktop. Double-click the icon to activate Quarryman Viewer.
4 Quarryman Viewer main screen
On starting Quarryman Viewer software, the main screen will appear. The various components of
Main screen
the 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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Use the Global Settings window to select preferences within Quarryman Viewer. Once these
settings are configured, they will be saved and will not need to be changed again for future projects.
• Date: Choose date the format from DDMMYY, DDMMYYYY, MMDDYY, MMDDYYYY, YYMMDD
and YYYYMMDD.
• Angles: Choose the angular display format from decimal degrees and radians.
5.3 About
Quick access bar
Click to display the Quarryman Viewer splash screen, showing the current software version
number.
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5.4 Undo
Click to undo operations carried out within the software.
5.5 Redo
Click to redo operations that have been ‘undone’ with the undo button.
Application menu
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Click to bring the Application menu into view. The Application menu allows you to select the project
to work on within Quarryman Viewer.
If you are saving a project for the first time, a Save As dialog box will open. Select the location for
the file to be stored, and click Save.
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When working on a Quarryman Viewer project, select Save As to save the project as an XML
project file with a new project name.
A Save As dialog box will open. Select the location for the file to be stored and the name of the
project, and click Save.
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6.5 Exit
Select Exit to exit Quarryman Viewer software. A dialog box will prompt you to save the current
project before exiting.
Ribbon menu –
There are two ribbon menus selectable from the text menu at the top of the screen: Data and View.
The Data menu is used to import, process and analyse the surveyed data.
Data
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7.1 Project
The Project frame shows the current Project title and Site name.
Click the Project Settings configuration button to configure the project and site details.
• Project Name: this will appear on the software title bar and will be the name under which the
project file is saved
• Operator Name
• Logo: click to open a dialog box from where you can select an image file which will appear on
reports
• Project Notes
• Site Name
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• Site Notes
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The site details (Site Name, Magnetic Grid Deviation and Site Notes) can be exported to a TXT file.
Click the Export Site button to open a Save As dialog box. Choose a file name and location then
Data
click Save.
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Click the Import Site button to import a previously exported site TXT file.
Click Import and then FSC to bring a raw Quarryman data file into Quarryman Viewer. The FSC
Import Wizard is displayed.
Click the File button to open a dialog box. From here you can select an FSC file to import. Click
Open to import the file.
The FSC Import Wizard window is automatically populated from the imported FSC file.
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Data
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Units of measurement
Data in the FSC file may have been collected in metric or imperial units, but this is not recorded in
the FSC file. Therefore it is necessary to make the appropriate selection (metres or feet) from the
Select units drop-down list. By default, this option is set the same as the Units option in the Global
Settings window.
Assign Stations
In the Assign Stations table, each separate Face ID within the FSC file is listed as a separate
instrument station. For example, if you typed Face number 01, 02 and 03 in the Quarryman, these
are represented here as stations 1, 2 and 3.
NOTE: A Face ID can only be typed into the Quarryman when it is first switched on. It is assumed
that during field operations Face IDs are used to differentiate between different instrument stations.
Code IDs are then used to differentiate between various datasets taken from each station: for
example scans, traverse observations and shots to individual features will each have a defined
Code ID, whichever instrument station they are observed from.
Alongside the Face ID and Station number is a column in which the Reference Station can be
defined for each station. The Reference Station refers to the direction that the Quarryman was
aimed at when it was first switched on. This may also be referred to as the reference object or
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backsight. It defines the direction that the Quarryman was pointing in when the horizontal angle
was zeroed. This is important if datasets from multiple stations need to be coordinated, or if data
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Each drop-down list in the Reference Station column will contain a list of all control stations that
Data
have been identified in the project, either from Face ID numbers in the FSC file or from imported
stations. In addition, North will be included in the list. This can be used if a single station on
7-4 arbitrary coordinates has been used, or if the initial reference was to grid or magnetic North.
The selections of each Reference Station can be made at a later stage of the process if required.
Control stations can be imported using the Import Stations button on this window (see below) or
from within the Stations item on the Data ribbon menu (see Section 7.5, “Stations”).
Assign Codes
Each Code ID used in the FSC file is listed in the Assign Codes table. A description from the drop-
down list beside each Code ID must be selected before you can progress further through the FSC
Import Wizard window.
The selection can either be made manually using these drop-down lists or automatically using a
code table which specifies a fixed meaning for each code. This code table can be created using the
Codes item on the Data ribbon menu. Use the Import Codes button in this FSC Import Wizard
window (see below) to apply a code table to the imported data.
To manually select descriptions, use the drop-down list and select an appropriate option from the
list below:
• None: the default selection, which must be replaced by one of the options below.
• Scan: scans, whether collected using FastScan, or the AutoFix or Point and shoot features.
• To Station: backsight and foresight observations taken during a traverse when the Code ID
entered represents the station being observed. This will enable the most efficient use of the
automatic traverse computation which can be accessed from the Traverse item in the Data
menu ribbon.
For example, a Code ID 04 under Face ID 03 with a ‘To Station’ description will represent an
observation (backsight or foresight) from an instrument set up at station 3 to station 4.
• Resection: resection observations to known control stations. These observations will be used
by the resection computation which is accessed by right-clicking the appropriate face (the face
from which the observations were taken) in the project tree and selecting Perform resection.
• Range and Bearing: an observation to a target to establish a new instrument station. These
observations will be used by the bearing and distance computation which is accessed by right-
clicking the appropriate face in the project tree (the face to which the observations were taken)
and selecting Perform bearing and distance.
• Backsight: backsight observations taken during a traverse when the code ID entered is unique
for each observation. This will enable the use of the automatic traverse computation which can
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be accessed from the Traverse item in the Data menu ribbon.
For example, a Code ID 21 under a Face ID 02 with a ‘Backsight’ description will represent a
backsight observed from an instrument set up at station 2 to station 1.
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• Foresight: foresight observations taken during a traverse when the Code ID entered is unique
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For example, a Code ID 23 under a Face ID 02 with a ‘Foresight’ description will represent a
foresight observed from an instrument set up at station 2 to station 3.
• Toe: a string will be drawn along the points representing the toe of a rock face.
• Crest: a string will be drawn along the points representing the crest of a rock face.
• Hole Collars: will register the points as collar locations and will represent each of them with a
marker in the graphics display.
Import Codes
A code table can be created using the Codes item on the Data ribbon menu. This will assign a
fixed description to Code IDs in use in the field. For example:
• Code ID 50 = Scan
• Code ID 60 = Resection
Click the Import Codes button to import a previously created CSV file into the current project and
to apply it to the imported data. This negates the need to manually select a description from the
drop-down list for each Code ID used within an FSC file.
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Import Stations
Click the Import Stations button to import into the current project a previously created CSV file
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nn, X,Y,Z
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• X,Y,Z = the coordinates in the format selected in the Global Settings options.
When all the information has been entered as required, click Next. This button will only be activated
when all codes have been assigned a description.
The next window appears. All data within the FSC file is listed, grouped by Face ID and Code ID.
Use the check boxes beside each section of data to deselect parts of the FSC file that you do not
wish to load into the project. By default, all data is selected and will be loaded into the project.
Click Back to return to the previous screen in the FSC Import Wizard.
Click Load to import the selected data into the Quarryman Viewer project.
A progress bar indicates the progress of the import. A message box shows the number of points
that have been discarded during the import process. Points will be discarded if they are ‘null’ values
or spurious observations from the scan.
7.3 Data – Export
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In the Data frame, click the Export button to export data from the current project.
There are numerous export options available depending on which data you need to export and
which format is required. The options are listed below.
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Select Single scan to export points in one of the formats listed below:
• dxf points
• pts
• ptx
• raw
A Save As dialog box appears. Type a suitable file name and select a location in which to save the
file. Click the Save button to save the file in the specified format.
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Select Multiple scans to export points in one of the formats listed below:
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• dxf
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• pts
Select the desired export format. A File Export Wizard window opens.
Select the check boxes against the scans you wish to export.
A Save As dialog box appears. Type a suitable file name and select a location in which to save the
file. Click the Save button to save the file in the specified format.
7.3.3 Surface
• dxf line
• dxf surface
• dxf triangulation
• obj
• stl
Select the desired export format. A File Export Wizard window opens.
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A Save As dialog box appears. Type a suitable file name and select a location in which to save the
file. Click the Save button to save the file in the specified format.
7.3.4 Selection
Select Selection to export points which have been highlighted using the Rectangle selection or
Polygon selection tools in one of the formats below.
• dxf points
• pts
A Save As dialog box appears. Type a suitable file name and select a location in which to save the
file. Click the Save button to save the file in the specified format.
7.3.5 Project
Select Project to export all data loaded into the project in one of the native Quarryman formats
below.
• cdu
• fsc
A Save As dialog box appears. Type a suitable file name and select a location in which to save the
file. Click the Save button to save the file in the specified format.
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7.4 Codes
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Within an FSC file, observed data is organised by Face ID and then by Code ID, both of which are
entered into the Quarryman in the field as a two-digit number. A specific Face ID normally relates
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Each Code ID should be used for one purpose only within each FSC file. For example if code 50
is used to denote a scan from Face 01, then when the instrument is moved to Face 02, code 50
should still be assigned to ‘scan’ and should not be used for any other purpose.
If you retain the link between specific codes and their assigned values as standard practice for
most operations, then a pre-configured code table can be generated as a CSV file. The code table
can be applied to data loaded into any new projects created within Quarryman Viewer and will
ensure that the correct values are automatically assigned to each Code ID.
If a code table is not used, Code IDs will have to be manually assigned to their values each time a
new dataset is imported or a new project is started.
Click the Codes configuration button. A Codes window appears displaying a list of Code IDs and
their assigned values within the current project.
If no data has yet been loaded into the project, this list will be blank.
If a code table has been loaded into the project, the Code ID and value assignments from the code
table will be listed.
If the Code IDs in the current project have been assigned manually, these manual assignments will
be listed.
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Buttons along the bottom of the Code window give functionality related to the displayed Code IDs.
Add
Data
Click Add to add an extra row to the displayed list. Click on the row to select a Code ID and value 7-11
as required.
Import
An Open dialog box opens, allowing selection of an appropriate CSV file containing a list of Code
IDs and values.
Note that a code table can also be imported at the data import stage. See Section 7.2.1, “FSC
Import Wizard – 1”.
You can also directly import a code table using the Import button in the Code frame. See Section
7.4.2, “Import”.
Export
Click Export to export the currently displayed list of Code IDs and values as a CSV file.
A Save As dialog box opens, allowing selection of the name and location of the CSV file.
Once saved, you can import this CSV file into future projects using the Import button.
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You can also directly export a code table using the Export button in the Code frame. See Section
7.4.3, “Export”.
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Cancel
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Click Save to save the displayed list within the current project. This may be necessary if any edits
have been made to the list of Code IDs and values, either by adding rows or editing the existing
assignments.
Note that clicking Save will not affect any saved CSV files, whether or not they have been used on
the current project.
7.4.2 Import
Within the Code frame, click Import to import a code table into the current project.
An Open dialog box opens, allowing selection of an appropriate CSV file containing a list of Code
IDs and values.
Note that a code table can also be imported at the data import stage. See Section 7.2.1, “FSC
Import Wizard – 1”.
7.4.3 Export
Within the Code frame, click Export to export the currently used Code IDs and values as a CSV file.
A Save As dialog box opens, allowing selection of the name and location of the CSV file.
Once saved, you can import this CSV file into future projects using the Import button.
7.5 Stations
The Stations frame deals with control stations or instrument stations within the current project.
Control stations are points with known coordinates and are used as reference objects or resection
targets.
Instrument stations are locations where the Quarryman has been set up. These may be calculated
using routines within Quarryman Viewer – resection, traverse or range and bearing calculations
– or they may be known, pre-surveyed, coordinates which have been imported into the current
project.
Click the Stations configuration button. A Stations window appears displaying a list of the stations
used within the current project. The list shows:
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• Station ID – if an instrument station, this will have been determined by the Face/Station ID
used in the FSC file; if a control station, this will have been imported in a CSV file or manually
entered. The Station ID will always be a two digit number: 01-99.
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• X,Y,Z coordinates – either generated by survey routines within Quarryman Viewer or
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imported.
• Control Point – a check box displays whether this is a control station with known, fixed
coordinates, or a calculated instrument station which may be shifted or adjusted within the
project.
Buttons along the bottom of the Stations window give functionality related to the stations.
Add
Click Add to add an extra row to the bottom of the list of stations.
Import
An Open dialog box appears, allowing the selection of an appropriate CSV file containing a list of
station coordinates.
Note that a station list can also be imported at the data import stage. See Section 7.2.1, “FSC
Import Wizard – 1”.
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Export
Click Export to export the currently displayed list of stations as a CSV file.
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A Save As dialog box opens, allowing selection of the name and location of the CSV file.
Data
Once saved, you can import this CSV file into future projects using the Import button.
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Cancel
Save
Click Save to save the displayed list within the current project. This may be necessary if any edits
have been made to the list of stations, either by adding rows or editing the existing values.
Note that clicking Save will not affect any saved CSV files, whether or not they have been used on
the current project.
7.6 Traverse
In the Traverse frame, click the Traverse button. The Traverse window appears. This allows
configuration of traverse computations.
Quarryman Viewer’s ability to compute the traverse will depend on good practice being followed in
the field: i.e. good general survey operations as well as correct and consistent coding being applied
to the observations.
• Code ID for backsights and foresights denote the station being observed
• Reference (i.e. the RO to which the Quarryman’s encoder is zeroed) is the previous station
The table displayed in the Traverse window shows all readings which have been coded as
‘To Station’, ‘Foresight’ or ‘Backsight’. Select the Show All check box to include all single shot
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observations in the table, however they have been coded.
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• H Angle: observed horizontal angle.
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• V Angle: observed vertical angle.
• Reference: station or direction to which the Quarryman was referenced at each instrument
station.
• Active: select the check box to include the observation in the traverse computation.
• Adjustment arrows: the arrows move the observation up and down the table. If using Bowditch
mode, use the adjustment arrows where necessary to ensure the observations are in the
correct order.
The Mode drop-down list allows a choice between Least Squares and Bowditch.
Ensure the From and To columns are correctly configured and the appropriate observations have
the Active check box selected.
7.7 Tolerances
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In the Tolerances frame, a report can be generated which summarises the survey operations.
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Click the Report button. A Save As dialog box appears. Enter an appropriate file name and click
Save to save the report in the form of a TXT file.
The Report button can be clicked at any time to create a new report or overwrite the existing report.
Click the Tolerances configuration button to set pass/fail criteria which will be used in the report.
Click Add then select the appropriate tolerance from the drop-down list. Enter a user-defined value
beside the selected tolerance.
• Min/Max X, Y, Z: defines the maximum and minimum coordinate values that would be accepted
in each axis after the survey calculations.
• X, Y, Z Range: defines the extents of the ranges of coordinate values that would be accepted in
each axis after the survey calculations.
• Max Residual: defines the maximum residual value that would produce a ‘pass’ result from a
resection calculation.
• Max Traverse Misclosure: specifies the maximum misclosure value that would produce a
‘pass’ result from a traverse calculation.
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7.8 Filtering
In the Filtering frame, click the Filter button. The Filter window appears.
There are a variety of filtering options available, each of which offers different routines for reducing
the scan data in the project.
Points which have been filtered still remain part of the project, but they are rendered invisible in the
graphics display.
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A filter is added in the Active Filters frame. Click the filter to select the type from the drop-down list.
The different filter types are outlined below.
Whichever filter is selected, the values which define the extent of filtering can be customised in the
Selected Filter Settings frame.
Multiple filters can be used simultaneously. Each filter will only be applied to the points visible in the
graphics display.
The filters are applied in the order in which they are listed in the Active Filters frame. The order
can be changed by clicking the up and down arrows beside each listed filter.
To delete a filter, click it in the Active Filters frame and then click the Remove button. Click the
Filter button to reset the data in the graphics view.
Decimation
For example, if you enter ‘90’, 90% of points will be filtered, leaving 10% of points visible. The points
are filtered in order of the sequence in which they were captured.
Intensity
An Intensity filter reduces the scan data with reference to the intensity level of each point.
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Enter values for the Minimum Intensity and Maximum Intensity. All points with intensity values
outside this range will be filtered.
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An Isolation filter removes points that are isolated from the rest of the dataset. This may help tidy
up single, stray or spurious points, for example points resulting from interference from the sun or
odd points captured from distant objects in the background of the main targeted scene.
Enter a value for the Isolation Distance: this is the range of the isolated points to their nearest
neighbour. Any point that is further away from its neighbours than the defined range will be filtered.
For example, if you enter a value of ‘1.5’, any point which is isolated by 1.5 m or more will be
filtered.
Range
A Range filter reduces the data with reference to the range of each point from the instrument
station from which it was observed. This may help to quickly remove data which has clearly
overshot the main targeted scene, or unwanted short range data where vehicles or people have
strayed across the path of the scan.
Enter values for the Minimum Range and Maximum Range. All points with range values outside
these ranges will be filtered.
Separation
A Separation filter reduces the data with reference to the proximity of each point to its neighbours
within a single scan. This is the most useful filter as it will reduce data more in the most densely
populated areas of a scan, while filtering fewer points in the more sparsely populated areas.
Enter a value for the Separation Distance. This is a minimum distance between adjacent points in
a single scan. Any points that have a neighbour closer than this defined distance will be filtered. For
example, if you enter a value of ‘0.1’, the data will be filtered in such a way that no two points in a
scan line will be left closer than 0.1 m from each other. In areas where the data is sparse, this will
mean that few, if any points, are filtered. In areas where the data is very dense, there may be very
high numbers of points that are filtered.
Note that there may still be points which are closer together than the user-defined separation
distance if the points are part of different scans within the project.
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The View menu allows control over the visualisation of data within Quarryman Viewer.
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In the View Pane frame, Click the colour box beside From Colour or To Colour.
8.2 Grid
In the Grid frame, click the Show button to toggle the grid on and off in the graphics display.
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View
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Click the Grid configuration button to open the Grid Settings window.
The Auto check box is selected 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.
Clear the Auto check box to enter user-defined limits for the grid. The Minimum and Maximum
X, Y and Z values are activated. Enter the desired extents for each value to define the size of the
displayed grid.
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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 10 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 the colour box below each label to open a colour palette. Select the desired colour. Click OK
to accept.
8.3 Ground
In the Ground frame, click the Show button to toggle the ground plane on and off in the graphics
display.
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Click the Ground configuration button to open the Ground Plane Settings window.
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The Auto check box is selected by default. With this boxed ticked, the ground plane will resize to
fit the extents of the data within the current project. It 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.
Clear the Auto check box to enter user-defined values for the extents and height of the ground
plane. The Minimum and Maximum X, Y values are activated. 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 the colour box to open
a colour palette. Select the desired colour. Click OK to accept.
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the graphics display.
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8.5 BBox
In the BBox frame, click the Show button to toggle the bounding box on and off in the graphics
window.
The bounding box is drawn around the extents of the data within the current project. As data is
deleted from the project, the bounding box will reform to fit the changed extents.
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In the Clipping Planes frame, click one of the Show buttons to toggle one or more of the clipping
planes on and off. The three Show buttons relate to clipping planes running along the X, Y and Z
axes.
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The clipping planes will mask the parts of the scan data which lie outside the clipping planes in
each axis.
Click the Clipping Planes configuration button to open the Clipping Planes Settings window.
Select or clear the check boxes to toggle the Clipping Planes on and off. The Minimum and
Maximum text boxes show the current coordinates of the two clipping planes on each axis. Type
new coordinates to change the position of the two clipping planes.
Click the colour bar to change the colour of the clipping planes. A colour palette opens. Select a
colour and click OK.
Click Done to close the Clipping Plane Settings window and activate all the changes that have
been made.
8.7 Rotation
When using the mouse to rotate data displayed in the graphics display, by default the data will
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rotate around an imaginary point at the centre of the full extents of the dataset.
When analysing data, it will often be convenient to change the centre of rotation to make it easier
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to focus on a particular part of the dataset. This can be done by double-clicking on a point when the
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Alternatively, use the Single point selection tool to select an individual data point, or use the
Rectangle selection or Polygon selection tool to select multiple points. Once a point, or group of
points, is selected, click the Set Centre button in the Rotation frame. Data in the graphics display
will now rotate around the selected point(s).
The stations and observations are colour-coded according to the key on the top of the Plan View
window.
Click the Create Report button to generate a bmp file illustrating the stations and their associated
coordinates.
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Use the options in the Shading frame to adjust the colouring of the data points.
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Click the Shading Type drop-down list to view the options of how the data is shaded. There are four
options:
• Height: shaded according to the relative Z value of each point in the dataset.
• Intensity: shaded according to the intensity (signal strength) value of each point.
• Range: shaded according to the relative range of the point from the instrument station from
where the point was observed.
• Solid: colours each scan in a single colour. Each scan is attributed a single colour by default.
This colour can be changed by right-clicking a Points entry in the project tree. See Section
10.6, “Points”.
Click the Shading configuration button to customise point colours. The Shading window appears.
Blended Settings shows the colour range used when Height, Intensity or Range is selected from
the Shading Type drop-down list. The colour range can be selected by clicking the From or To
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colour boxes. A colour palette appears. Select the desired colour. Click OK to accept.
The Selected Colour colour box defines the colour of points selected using the Rectangle
selection or Polygon selection tools: see Section 11.3, “Tool selection”. Click the colour box to
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open a colour palette. Select the desired colour. Click OK to accept.
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The Deleted Colour colour box defines the colour of points displayed when you click the Show
button in the Deleted frame: see Section 8.11, “Deleted”. Click the colour box to open a colour
palette. Select the desired colour. Click OK to accept.
8.10 Screenshot
To take a screenshot of the graphics display, click the Grab button in the Screenshot frame. A
drop-down list appears listing three view options:
Select one of the options. A Save As dialog box appears. Select the required file name and
location. Click the Save button to save the screenshot as a png file.
8.11 Deleted
In the Deleted frame, click the Show button to toggle all previously deleted points on and off in the
graphics display.
The deleted points will be displayed in the colour selected in the Shading window: see Section 8.9,
“Shading”.
You can use the Rectangle selection or Polygon selection tools to select some of the deleted
points while they are in view. Press the INSERT key to undelete the selected points.
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The graphics display provides a view of all active data.
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Graphics
The overall view can be configured using tools in the View ribbon menu. For example, the
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background colour, data colouring and the visibility of the grid, bounding box and ground plane.
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Data is displayed as points, strings, solid surfaces or marker icons depending on how it was coded 9-1
when imported into the project.
The data which is active and visible in the graphics display is determined using:
• the check boxes in the project tree: see Section 10, “Project tree”.
• Rectangle select and Polygon select tools used in conjunction with the DELETE key: see
Section 11.3, “Tool selection”.
By default, the Free movement tool is active. In this case, drag with the left mouse button to rotate
the data.
Whichever tool is selected, drag with the right mouse button to pan across the data and use the
scroll wheel to zoom in and out.
With the Free movement or Rotate around Z axis tools active, double-click on a point to set the
centre of rotation on the selected point.
To take a measurement between individual points, select the Single point selection tool. Hold
down the CTRL key and double-click two points.
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Details of the measurement are displayed in the status bar at the bottom of the screen.
Graphics
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• Horizontal distance
• Vertical distance
• Range/slope distance
• Slope angle
• Azimuth
A full list of the keyboard shortcuts is listed in Section 12, “Mouse operations and keyboard
shortcuts”.
10 Project tree
The project tree lists all elements of the dataset that have been imported.
Project tree
The structure of the project tree will depend on the data which has been imported to the project,
and how the Code IDs in the data have been assigned.
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The project tree view can be expanded or contracted as required by clicking the arrows that appear
to the left of some elements.
Some elements have functionality associated with them which can be accessed by right-clicking
the element.
Each element has a check box beside it. Select or clear 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 focus the graphic display on the data represented by the
element.
Use the Project check box or activate to deactivate all data within the project.
10.2 Face
The Face element represents a Face ID code used in the Quarryman Pro. This will usually be
linked to an instrument station: a Face ID will only change when the instrument is turned off and
moved to a new location. Note: on Renishaw-branded Quarryman Pro units, ‘Face ID’ is referred to
as ‘Station ID’.
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All data collected from a single instrument station will be organised under the Face element.
Select or clear the Face check box to activate or deactivate all data observed from the Face.
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Right-click the Face element. The following options appear in the context menu:
• Perform resection
• Observations
Select Perform resection to compute a resection observed from the instrument station.
The Resection Wizard window appears. The window displays a table with a row for each
observation that has been coded as a resection observation.
• Code: lists the assigned value for the Code ID of each point.
• Station: a drop-down list gives a choice of all control stations available in the project.
• Check boxes: indicate whether the observation should be included in the resection
calculations.
For each observation that is to be included in the resection computation, select the control station
that you were observing to and select the relevant check box.
Click Next.
A visual representation of the resection appears, showing the three range circles around the three
control stations used in the calculation.
A cross at the intersection of the three circles illustrates the position of the newly calculated station.
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Click Back to return to the previous screen in the Resection Wizard. This may be necessary if the
visual representation shows that there are obvious problems with the calculation.
• R1, R2, R3: the three residuals which give an indication of the quality of the resection
computation.
• RHeight: the ‘spread of heights’ which gives an indication of the quality of the height element of
the resection computation.
Click Back to return to the previous screen in the Resection Wizard. This may be necessary if the
results show that there are obvious problems with the calculation.
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Click Done to complete the resection operation and close the Resection Wizard.
The data in the graphics display will adjust according to the computed values.
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Select Perform bearing and distance to compute the coordinates of a remote instrument station.
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Note that if a range and bearing observation was taken from instrument station 01 to establish a
new instrument station 02, then you should right-click the Face or Scans elements of station 02 to
compute the coordinate: i.e. work from the new instrument station that the observations were taken
to, rather than on the instrument station that the observations were taken from.
The Bearing Distance Wizard window appears. The window displays a table with a row for each
observation that has been coded as a resection observation.
• Face#: the instrument station from which the observation was taken.
• Code: lists the assigned value for the Code ID of each point.
Click the observation you wish to use to carry out the calculation (there may have been multiple
observations taken).
The results of the bearing and distance calculation appear. These show the calculated X,Y,Z
position of the instrument.
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Click Done to complete the range and bearing operation and close the Bearing Distance Wizard.
The data in the graphics display will adjust according to the computed values.
10.2.3 Observations
Select Observations to view single shot observations taken from the instrument station.
The Observations window appears. The window displays a table with a row for each single shot
observation: i.e. each point that was not from a FastScan.
• Code: lists the assigned value for the Code ID of each point.
10.3 Station
Each Face has a Station beneath it in the project tree.
Project tree
Right-click the Station element to access the Edit Setup context menu option.
The Facing graphic displays the current reference heading (i.e. the direction that the Quarryman
Pro was pointing in when the horizontal encoder was zeroed) relative to the project’s Grid North.
The Reference Station drop-down list displays the control station that the Quarryman was
referenced to, if a station has already been selected.
The Instrument Height text box displays the instrument height that was entered in the field. You
can edit this value if required.
The Pitch slider allows adjustment of the tilt of the scan along the reference azimuth. This should
only be used if there are problems with the data due to issues encountered in the field, bad survey
practice or hardware problems. Where possible, if the data is not aligned correctly for any of these
reasons, it is advisable to repeat the survey.
The pitch value can be adjusted either by moving the slider or entering a value into the text box.
10.4 Scans
Any scans that were taken from an instrument station will be listed under the Scans element.
10.5 Scan
Each individual scan taken from an instrument station will have a sequentially labelled Scan
element: Scan 1, Scan 2 etc.
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Right-click the Scan and click the Scan data item in the context menu.
All points in the scan are listed in a table. The columns display:
10.6 Points
The Points element provides options related to the points in each scan. Right-click Points to
access the context menu which offers three options:
• Set colour
• Select
Select Set colour to change the colour of the points. This is the colour that the points will be
displayed in when the Solid shading type is selected in the Shading frame of the View menu
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A Colour dialog box appears. Select the desired colour and click OK.
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10.6.2 Select
Click Set point size to select the size of the points in the graphics display.
10.7 Surface
The Surface element provides options related to the surface which is created for every scan. Right-
click Surface to access the context menu which offers two options:
• Set colour
• Set style
Select Set colour to change the colour of the surface. This is the colour that the surface will be
displayed in when the Solid shading type is selected in the Shading frame of the View menu
ribbon: see Section 8.9, “Shading”.
A Colour dialog box appears. Select the desired colour and click OK.
Click Set style to change the style of the surface in the graphics display.
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• Strings: a single line joining up the points in the order that they were collected.
10.8 Holes
Any data which has been coded as Holes will be listed as a separate element in the project tree.
Project tree
In the graphics display, the holes are displayed as blue marker posts.
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10.9 Strings
Any data which has been coded as Toe or Crest will be organised under a Strings element.
Toe and Crest datasets will each be grouped under the Strings element so they can be activated
or deactivated separately.
In the graphics display, all data under the Strings element will be displayed as strings.
11 Side buttons
The Side buttons are located on the right of the graphics display.
Side buttons
They offer various tools to view and select the active data.
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Each pre-set camera angle can also be activated with a keyboard shortcut, listed below.
• No 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.
Each projection mode can also be activated with a keyboard shortcut, listed below.
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 display. This
Side buttons
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.
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Keyboard shortcut: F1
This is the default state within graphics display. In this mode, the mouse can be used to:
• Zoom: roll the scroll wheel forwards to zoom in, and backwards to zoom out.
• Set the centre of rotation: double-click on any point to re-centre rotation around this point.
Keyboard shortcut: F2
This restricts the movement of data so that it can only rotate around the Z axis. In this mode, the
mouse can still be used to:
• Zoom: roll the scroll wheel forwards to zoom in, and backwards to zoom out.
• Set the centre of rotation: double-click on any point to re-centre rotation around this point.
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Keyboard shortcut: F3
This allows you to select a single point from the data. Move the mouse pointer directly over a point
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and double-click.
When a point has been selected, details about the point appear in the status bar at the bottom of
the screen.
• Calculated X, Y, Z coordinates.
• Raw HVR (horizontal angle, vertical angle, range) as recorded in the Quarryman.
You can still pan and zoom with the mouse, as when Free movement is activated.
Keyboard shortcut: F4
Use this to select points from the active data in the graphics display.
Click one corner of a rectangle and drag to the opposite corner. The points falling within the
rectangle will be selected, as long as they are active and in view. Points that have been previously
deleted can be selected if the Show button in the Deleted frame is active: see Section 8.11,
“Deleted”.
As long as the points are selected, they will be coloured according to the colour defined in the
Selected Colour box of the Shading window: see Section 8.9, “Shading”.
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While points are selected, you can press the SHIFT key to invert the selection. All selected points
will be deselected, all other points will be selected.
• Exported: use the Export > Selection option in the Data frame on the Data ribbon menu.
To clear the point selection, click again with the left mouse button, or press ESC.
You can still pan and zoom with the mouse, as when Free movement is activated.
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Keyboard shortcut: F5
Use this to select points from the active data in the graphics display.
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Click one vertex of a polygon. Continue clicking to expand the polygon as required. The points
falling within the polygon will be selected, as long as they are active and in view. Points that have
been previously deleted can be selected if the Show button in the Deleted frame is active: see
Section 8.11, “Deleted”.
As long as the points are selected, they will be coloured according to the colour defined in the
Selected Colour box of the Shading window: see Section 8.9, “Shading”.
While points are selected, you can press the SHIFT key to invert the selection. All selected points
will be deselected, all other points will be selected.
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• Exported: use the Export > Selection option in the Data frame on the Data ribbon menu.
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keyboard shortcuts
Mouse operations/
From within Quarryman Viewer, keyboard shortcuts are available to make the most common
operations more convenient.
General
Graphics display
• Hold CTRL + pick points (within single point selection mode): measure distance and angle
between two points
• Double-click on a point (within Free movement or Rotate around Z axis mode): set the centre
of rotation
Changing views
Point selection
keyboard shortcuts
Mouse operations/
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13 Notes on using the Quarryman Pro in the field with
Quarryman Viewer software
Each location that the Quarryman Pro is set up at will have a unique two-digit Station ID. On older
Quarryman units, the Station ID is referred to as a Face ID. This Station ID can only be entered into
the instrument when it is first turned on. If an instrument location is re-occupied, the original Station
ID should again be entered into the instrument.
From each instrument station, codes are used to differentiate between different groupings of data
or different features that have been surveyed.
The codes that are used should be common across the whole project. For example, if a scan is
allocated a code 50 from station 01, then a scan from station 02 should also be coded 50.
If carrying out a traverse, the codes used for all backsight and foresight observations should be that
of the station being observed to.
Reference to
North
Station 01
Foresight
Station 02
Backsight
Station 03
Station 04
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For example, for a four station traverse around a stockpile, the Station ID and Code IDs could be
arranged as below:
Use in the field
• Station 01
Referenced to North
Scan: code 50
• Station 02
Referenced to Station 01
Scan: code 50
• Station 03
Referenced to Station 02
Scan: code 50
• Station 04
Referenced to Station 03
Scan: code 50
Within Quarryman Viewer, coded datasets are assigned values when an FSC file is imported into
a project.
• Codes 01 to 04 = To Station
• Code 20 = Toe
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• Code 50 = Scan
The correct reference stations will also need to be selected in the Assign Stations table. In this
case:
As long as these codes and reference stations are applied correctly in the field and assigned
correctly when importing the FSC file into Quarryman Viewer, the processing of the traverse
should be automatic.
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All observations coded as To Station are displayed. Select Least Squares from the Mode drop-
down list. Ensure that all the information in the Reference, From and To columns is configured
correctly.
Clear the Active check box for any observations that should not be used in the traverse
computation.
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