Overview

This page guides you through the setup and explains basic use of the DGD Tool Logs Edition and Professional Edition. It uses the Australian AGS4 localization gINT files as an example, but you can follow the same process with other localizations.

gINT

gINT Logs, Professional or Professional Plus must be installed and licensed on your computer to use the DGD Tool. You need gINT Professional or Professional Plus to use the full functionality if DGD Tool Professional.

gINT trial download and installation

Download gINT

Download the current release of gINT from https://softwaredownloads.bentley.com/ and log-in using your Bentley Select Username and password, for detailed instructions see How to download gINT from Bentley Website .

If you need a trial installer of gINT, contact to sales@datgel.com.

Install and activate gINT trial

Installation:
1. Ensure you are logged in as a local administrator, or have local administrator credentials ready to use. Run the file gint########en.exe.
2. The installation of Connection Client and gINT software starts.
3. When the Custom Setup install wizard form appears, you should set "gINT Standard User Files" to "Entire feature will be unavailable". This is the default.
4. Select the gINT product Professional or Professional Plus
Activation: Ensure you are logged into the Bentley Connection Client (program in system tray). If you don't have a Bentley Systems login, then register one. That could be done using a company email or a personal email. That later will be a safe way to ensure your use of gINT is not later billed as a Quarterly Term License.

Open gINT

System Properties

When you click OK in the Company Information window, the System Properties window will pop-up. In this window you store the general system properties.

File Location Defaults

The File Locations Defaults are used to quick save and access to the required gINT files folders. It is useful to configure the folders according your workflow.

If you are trialling the software, you can select the Datgel product\gINT Files folder for all options.
If you are a gINT and Datgel product user, we recommend the following settings.
1. Set Project Database and Drawings to the top of the folder hierarchy where you store project data
2. Set Data Template, Scripts and Custom coordinate to the non-project specific folder on your file server, e.g. R:\gINT-Datgel\. Also store the library here.
3. Check the box, Allow more than one user to open a file for editing.

Data Entry

Check the box for Omit 'Must Save' prompt when save is required.
Do not check European Numeric Format during Data Entry. This feature causes errors with scientific notation fields and importing data. Also ensue Windows has dot . for a decimal place.

gIDraw

If you cannot see the drawing cursor in drawing applications, then check Use small drawing cursor.

Output

Set Unspecified Line Thickness (inches): 0.007
Set Unspecified Point Thickness (inches): 0.01
Set Number of digits to force sci. notation on frame divisions: 9
Check Boundary Line inserted below last text segment at a depth.

DXF Files

No change.

General

If you wish to use Database Design, Report Design etc., you must uncheck Hide Design Applications. This is unchecked by default.
You may like to adjust the Automatic File Backups option.

You may access to this form in the menu File > System Properties

Download Datgel DGD Tool

The DGD Tool package and Datgel Toolbox Installer can be downloaded from datgel.com. Logs Edition and Professional Edition are available.

Full version: https://www.datgel.com/customer/downloadableproducts
Trial version: https://www.datgel.com/trial-software

Install Datgel Toolbox

Before Installation

A few basic preparations can help ensure an effortless installation.

Make sure that the computer where you plan to install the program meets the minimum hardware and software requirements.
Connect your PC to Internet before installation (the process may need a working Internet connection).
The Datgel Toolbox program requires that the Microsoft .NET 4.8 framework is installed on the PC prior to the installation of the Tool. If your PC does not have this, then it will be automatically downloaded and installed during the Tool installation process.
Log into the PC with Administrator privileges before starting installation.
It is recommended that you exit out of other applications that maybe running on your PC.
Close gINT before you start installation.

Installation

Run the installer, typically named Datgel.Toolbox.20##.#.#_YYYY-MM-DDTHHmmss.exe.
When you come to the Components screen, be sure to select this product, or you can simply install all Components.
The gINT*.exe.config files for gINT versions V8i and 10..# are edited by Datgel software during installation.

Datgel Licensing

Trial Version

Datgel's license system is based on a user identity created when you registered on datgel.com, called Datgel ID.
When you first download a trial package a limited duration license is assigned to your Datgel ID, which would expire normally after 14 days.
When you open the trial product library, the license check will be prompted. Your default web browser will open and you will be asked to login with your Datgel ID.
The trial form will show each session, showing the count down to expire and links to purchase.
You can also see the status in the Datgel Licensing Manager app.

Full Version

Datgel's license system is based on a user identity created when you registered on datgel.com, called Datgel ID.
When you open the product library or otherwise first run the product in that session, the license check will be prompted. Your default web browser will open and you will be asked to login with your Datgel ID.
You can also see the status in the Datgel Licensing Manager app.

Product Package Content

The Download .zip contains all you need to install and evaluate the Datgel DGD Tool. The content is:

Documentation folder:
1. Example reports
2. EULA
3. Links to the product and licensing online user guides
4. Link to email to support.
gINT Files folder:
1. gINT Project, gINT Library and gINT Data Template files customised by location. You must use the Project and library from the same location. For example (set of gINT Files for Australia):
  1. "dgdt-p as au ags 4.1 au si #.##.#.gpj (gINT project file)
  2. "dgdt-p #.##.# lib trial.glb" or "dgdt-p #.##.# lib.glb" (gINT library file)
  3. "dgdt-p as au ags 4.1 au si #.##.#.gdt (gINT data template)
  4. In addition, a set of gINT files for HK, MY, NZ, SG and UK are included
2. Correspondence files for import and export of data (.gci and .gcx)
3. Images sub-folders
4. data examples

Extract the all files in the zip to a folder on your local computer.

Open gINT

Start gINT
When you open gINT if it asked for a library, then browse to the extracted .zip folder and select the library file (.glb). Otherwise after gINT opens select File > Change Library, and browse to the aforementioned library. Note, the library is locked for the Trial version.
Select File > Open Project. Browse to the extracted .zip folder and select the project file (.gpj).

Using the tool

Review existing example data

The project file included in the package contain example data that covers all type of calculations and reports included in the Tool.

Main Group | Point table stores the general information related to the locations (Hole depth, coordinates, elevation, etc). Each row is a test location, such as a borehole or test pit.

Calculations

The Datgel DGD Tool includes some calculations, for example the SPT N value.

To test the calculations, go to the IS-BH | SPT table and select the borehole "BH 2" from the yellow drop-down list. You can see the values for the SPTs (depths, blows, penetrations, etc.).

Delete the existing green and pale yellow fields.

Click Save or Ctrl+S to initiate the calculations.

SPT.Seating_Blows, SPT.Main_Blows, SPT.Total_Penetration, SPT.N_Value, and SPT.Reported_Results are calculated and results are written to the fields.

Another example of data calculations is in Rock Coring | Core table. You may delete and calculate the highlighted values to test the calculations.

Other data entry and calculations are described in the user guide.

Output a Log Report

The DGD Tool library contains more than 60 log reports.

The following example explains how to output the PointID BH 2 to non cored (soil) and cored (rock) log reports to pdf.

Go to OUTPUT | Logs
1. Select the IS AU BOREHOLE 1 report from the yellow drop-down list.
2. Select the desired test from the KeySet picker: Click on the button and select the desired borehole/s. In this case BH 2.
3. Click on the button and choose the name for new pdf document. Choose the location and click Save. Choose resolution 600 dpi.
4. Click Export and review the report. Close the pdf file.
5. Alternatively, click the button to preview the report. You can review next page using the yellow drop-down list or press F6 button.
Go to OUTPUT | Logs
1. Select the IS AU CORED BOREHOLE 1 report form the yellow drop-down list.
2. The KeySet picker shows the BH 2.
3. The Export to File field shows the latest location. Choose the same file as the previous step.
4. Check the box for View document after export.
5. Click Export and select Append in the prompted window.
6. Review the pdf, it will have both reports.
7. Alternatively, click the button to preview the report. You can review next page using the yellow drop-down list or press F6 button.

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