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Re: 💬 Ask a Geology Expert: AMA with Carly Thorpe (May 25–29)
Hi Carly,
Question about how I could roll out Mx deposit for a new mine geology department. Any resources for understanding the capabilities and how it works for entering and managing muck, chip/channel, and test hole data. What kind of data viewing interface and reporting options are available? Another thing would be the integration of a large set of legacy data.
Cheers,
Carey
Re: 💬 Ask a Geology Expert: AMA with Carly Thorpe (May 25–29)
Dear All,
I would appreciate your advice regarding an issue I am encountering during geological modeling in Leapfrog.
I first created a broader geological model using the deposit option to model the main lithological units, including soil, combined sand, primary kaolin, and debris. Following this, I created a more detailed geological model within the combined sand unit using the vein option to model internal lithologies, including sandy loam, clay, silicate horizon, secondary kaolin, and sand top.
To constrain the second model spatially, I used the combined sand volume from the first model as the lateral extent. However, when applying this restriction, the modeling process fails and returns the following error:
“Volume cutter error: The cutting mesh failed to completely cut the volume or contains holes or bad triangles. [error_tag=incomplete-cut, context=VeinBlock.VolumeCutter]”
I have checked the inputs and geometry as much as possible on my side, but I would appreciate any advice on what may be causing this issue or how best to resolve it.
Kind regards,
Oktay
Re: download project from Central
Hi Angelina,
Any Central project that you open in Leapfrog is a local copy. Until you publish back to Central, any changes made to the project are only recorded in the local copy on your computer.
To download the project from Central, you must have Editor or Owner permission to the project in the Central Portal, and you must also have a Leapfrog Connector. When you open Leapfrog, click on the Central symbol in the top right corner and connect to your project. Then in the list under your Projects tab, find the Central project you want to download. Double click on it to bring up the project history tab. Select the revision of the project you want to download and either double click on it, or right click and choose Download. Once you have the copy downloaded, it will show up in the top of the page. Click on Open and Connect to begin working on it.
More info can be found here
String Functions in Borehole Calculations
I am looking to format the labelled text as strings, but I am struggling with the existing functions.
Is there a way to work with strings in calculations? E.g. "UCS:{UCS, a numeric column} MPa" or "{Recovery %} / {RQD %}" or even listing lab data?
I understand that I can export it, modify it how I want, and reimport but that locks me out of treating the values as numeric and also runs into issues with many unique categories on reimport.
download project from Central
Hi, how can I download a local copy of my Central project?
Re: Como cargo coordenadas Gauss Krueger
Hola Gustavo !
Leapfrog trabaja en un ambiente basado en numeros, que nos permite importar y trabajar en el datum y proyeccion que prefieras.
Sin embargo, debes ser consecuente, y seguir todo el proyecto bajo las mismas condiciones iniciales,
Espero tengas una buena semana,
Saludos!
Joaquin Morales
Re: Badly generated numeric model on cross section
For now it works quite well.
But i saw that the problem came back randomly during my work…
Re: Badly generated numeric model on cross section
Very strange. Is it working ok for you now or are you still having issues with it?
If issues are still happening, you could email the support@seequent.com and we can do some investigating and see what may be causing it.
Re: Force Polygon non-closure issue with PWP
Hi @SoheilaHabashi1,
I saw your question was answered in support. For anyone else who finds this thread and is having the same issue, here is the answer:
GeoStudio calculations are based on the unit system (Imperial or SI) used when the file was originally created. Changing the units in View | Units only affects the display of values, not the units used for internal computations.
If a model created in one unit system is viewed with display units from another system without proper conversion awareness, numerical values (including those in force polygons or slice information) can appear scaled incorrectly. This can lead to displayed forces that seem disproportionate. It is recommended to create models using the appropriate unit template from the beginning to avoid such discrepancies. In your case, you would have to start a new file with the correct units.
I checked other models with similar pwp conditions (i.e. surcharge from ponded water) and the force polygons were all closed - they were set up with the correct units.
Meet Xiaochen Xu, Project Geologist
This month, we’re spotlighting @XiaochenXu - a Project Geologist based in Perth, working on underground gold mining - and bringing a sharp focus to something we don’t talk about enough: data integrity behind geological models.
👋 Tell us a bit about yourself
I’m a Project Geologist based in Perth, Western Australia, currently working at an underground gold mine. My work covers underground drilling proposals, drillhole data workflows, geological logging, and geological modelling.
🛠️ What Seequent products do you use most?
Leapfrog Geo is my primary tool - mainly for implicit geological modelling of lithological domains and grade shells.
I also build Python and SQL workflows that feed clean, validated drillhole data directly into Leapfrog, so the modelling environment stays as reliable as the underlying data.
🔍 What challenges interest you most?
The intersection of data integrity and geological interpretation.
A model is only as good as the data behind it, so I’m most engaged when I can improve the full pipeline - from drillhole capture through to a defensible geological model. I’m also starting to focus more on resource estimation as a natural extension of that work.
💡 One tip for the community
Own the problem a workflow is solving - not the workflow itself.
Challenge every step, remove what isn’t serving the purpose, simplify what remains, and then automate. A workflow is someone’s answer to a question - it may or may not be your answer.
🌍 What got you into geoscience?
The combination of spatial problem-solving and working with real data in complex geological environments. That applied, evidence-driven nature of the work is what keeps it interesting.
🎿 Fun fact
I like to snowboard and surf when I’m off roster - though I’m not great at either.
