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Dynamic Shells Module: Fast,

Data-driven Isosurface Generation

World’s most Dynamic Shells is a new tool offered in GEOVIA Surpac that
provides an implicit modelling capability to allow you to
popular interactively create 3D solids and surfaces from geologic data.
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What is “implicit modelling”?
As opposed to “explicit modelling”, a laborious process in
which the geologist explicitly digitises grade boundaries
on section, and turns them into grade shells, implicit
modelling requires minimal input from the user. Implicit
modelling estimates sample data into a 3D lattice, and
creates contours or isosurface (shells) from the estimated
data. It allows for very fast interpretation of the nature of
the deposit.
Current Geological
Modelling Practices
Traditional modelling is based on the idea that solid models
are built manually using a geological understanding of an
ore deposit (a traditional solid model). Block Modelling is
currently the usual way to create and visualise estimated
grades values in 3D, but to achieve a result requires significant
analysis, which is both time consuming and often technically
difficult.
When building resource models, traditional solid models are
still required as they take into account an understanding
of geology, geotechnical data, faulting, depositional
mechanisms and local trends.
Multiple grade halos within a massive copper oxide/sulphide deposit.
Multiple element shells displayed with drillholes in Surpac.
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Modelling With Dynamic Shells
Dynamic Shells overcomes the challenges discussed
above by providing a quick result, tidy graphical tools
and a simple, yet dynamic interface. Dynamic Shells does
not replace solids or block models but is available as an
additional tool that will provide a better, quicker and more
flexible resource analysis capability for geologists.
Features and Advantages
Quickly and easily model geologic data for visualisation of
grade data:
• Assists exploration companies to better understand data
trends as new drilling becomes available.
• Provides geometric guidance to traditional (manual)
solid/polygon modelling and grade control geologists.
• Transparency and colour control allows visualisation of
high and low grade zones at the same time.
• Will help you to plan more successful drilling campaigns
(exploration and grade control).
Compare the distribution of multiple grade elements
at once:
• Will assist geologists to better understand polymetalic
ore deposits.
• Provides statistical interrogation tools for elements and
values being modelled.
• Define a custom search ellipsoid for each grade element
with individual anisotropic search parameters.
• Create and visually interrogate several models
simultaneously in 3D, based on different interpolation
parameters.
• Generate multiple shells for each selected attribute value
by using a dynamic, interactive slider.
Save time when evaluating deposits:
• Can assist in generating surfaces and solids in minutes
as opposed to hours allowing geologists more time to
focus on strategic decision making.
• Direct integration with Surpac prevents the need to
reformat and perform import and export between
different software packages.
• Estimate large, data-dense models quickly with a fully
parallelised estimation engine. D.13.1
• Save your model parameters, and automatically re-create
your models and shells with updated sample data.
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3D output shells are fully integrated with Surpac’ industry
leading tools, eliminating the need for data transfer.
Dynamic Shells sets a new standard for ease of use and can
produce results within minutes of installation.