Quick Start Guide

Overview

This page guides you through the setup and explains basic use of the Fence and Map Tool. 

gINT

gINT Professional or Professional Plus must be installed and licensed on your computer to use the Fence and Map Tool.


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

  1. 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
  2. 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

Company Information

First time you open gINT, the Company Information window will pop-up. Only the company name is required.

Later, you may access to this window in the menu Help > Company Information

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.

  1. If you are trialling the software, you can select the Datgel product\gINT Files folder for all options. 
  2. 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

  1. Check the box for Omit 'Must Save' prompt when save is required.
  2. 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

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

DXF Files

No change.

General

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

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

Fence and Map Tool Download

The Fence and Map Tool package and Datgel Toolbox Installer can be download from datgel.com

Package contents

The downloaded .zip folder contains all you need evaluate the Datgel Fence and Map Tool. The content is:

  1. Documentation folder includes:
    1. Example reports
    2. EULA
    3. Links to the product online user guides
    4. Link to email to support.
  2. gINT Files folder includes: 
    1. "dfmt X.XX.X lib trial.glb" or "dfmt X.XX.X lib.glb" (gINT library file)
    2. "dfmt X.XX.X.gpj" (gINT project file)
    3. "dfmt X.XX.X.gdt" (gINT data template)
    4. Image folders

Unzip and copy the content of the folder to your local computer.

This quick start user guide uses the DGD database structure gINT files.

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.

Using the Tool

The gINT files included in the package contain some example data that covers all type of options included in the Tool.

Output a Fence Report

The following example explains hot to output the PointIDs V-DFMT-BH AS and V-DFMT-BH BS in a fence with: SPT and RQD values on the right side of the stick and the USCS on the left side.

  1. Go to OUTPUT | Fences.

    1. Select the report FENCE A3L from the yellow drop-down list
    2. Select the desired borehole/s from the KeySet picker: click on the  button and select the desired borehole/s.

    3. In the OUTPUT group, click on the  button and choose the name for new pdf document. Choose the location and click  Save. Select resolution of 600 dpi.
    4. Click Export.
    5. The User Report Variables form will open. Scroll down find the required URV and set them as follows:
      1. Post Header Text: Horizontal PointId with Horizontal Offset and Horizontal Elevation
      2. USCS Text: L (left)
      3. SPT and RQD Plot: R (right)
    6. Click OK.
    7. Review the report.
    8. Alternatively, click the    button to preview the report.
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