How to transfer attributes from 3D Deswik polygons to a Block Model in Leapfrog Edge

ValterOliveira

Hello everyone,

I'm currently working on a workflow between Deswik and Leapfrog Edge, and I’d really appreciate some guidance or shared experience from anyone who has already integrated polygon attributes into a Leapfrog block model.

Context

I’m dealing with about 5,000 3D solids (polygons) exported from Deswik, each representing a blasting or release polygon.

My first test was done using the .OBJ format, which correctly exports the 3D geometry, but unfortunately does not preserve any polygon attributes (such as IDs, names, or grades).
When imported into Leapfrog under the Meshes folder, the solids appear as valid 3D volumes — but with no associated data.

Objective

I’m trying to achieve two specific steps in this workflow:

1. Export from Deswik
   Find a file format (and export configuration) that preserves both the 3D geometry and the polygon attributes (for example, Poly_ID, Grade_real, or Mass_real) when exporting blasting or release polygons from Deswik.
   Formats like DXF or other solid-based formats may support embedded attributes — I’d like to confirm the most reliable approach.
2. Import into Leapfrog and transfer attributes
   Once the exported solids contain attributes, I need to import them into Leapfrog Geo/Edge and then transfer those attributes to the block model, so that each block inherits the corresponding categorical or numeric values from the polygon that contains it.

Questions

• Which export format from Deswik best preserves both geometry and attributes when transferring solids into Leapfrog?
• How can I import those solids with attributes and use them to populate or evaluate attributes in a block model?

Any suggestions or experiences from other users who have done similar integrations (Deswik → Leapfrog → Block Model) would be very welcome!

Thanks in advance,
Valter Oliveira
Vale Base Metals – Brazil