While engineering consultants must adapt to diverse client deliverables, tunnelling teams rely on CAD-heavy environments like AutoCAD or Civil 3D.
The critical decision isn't which modelling software to standardize on. It's whether the underground record can reach all of them seamlessly without a loss of fidelity.
When underground data is locked into proprietary formats, every data handoff introduces a new level of friction. Consultants spend billable hours manually retyping observations, digitizing their paper logs and fixing incorrect coordinates.
And all of that manual work doesn’t only waste time; it inevitably introduces data-transcription errors that compromise model accuracy, or uncertainty during the contract or claims management process.
Configurable open formats and direct digital imports eliminate the need for double-handling, bringing your georeferenced and characterized face or wall scan straight into your digital workspace.
Use an iPad Pro and Lithos to generate high-fidelity 3D scans of the face or walls in less than a few minutes.
Centralize scans in Strata, where they are captured in a structured project tree. This hierarchy validates data relationships, ensuring every export maintains its geological context and audit trail.
Flexible delivery in DXF, CSV and OBJ with MTL files, Attributed polylines and metadata are preserved for direct use in any CAD-related software.
Eliminate manual data restructuring. Export once from the structured project record to deliver in whatever format the client or project requires.
Document rock mass classifications and 3D conditions with 5–10 mm accuracy using standard iPad Pro hardware. Every observation is time-stamped and can be spatially anchored.
The bridge between the face and the model. Whether a project uses four different tools or one, Strata provides a single, clean data export that builds upon the integrity of the original survey.
DXF for CAD and modelling systems, CSV with full attributes for databases and analysis tools, georeferenced OBJ + MTL for 3D visualization.
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