Quick Start Guide

Overview

This page guides you through setup of the Datgel Output Tool and explains some basic operations. It assumes you have a basic understanding of gINT INPUT and OUTPUT.

gINT Logs, Professional or Professional Plus must be installed and licensed on your computer to use the Output 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

Datgel Output Tool Installation and Licensing

The Output Tool package download from datgel.com

Package Content

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

  1. Documentation folder includes:
    1. EULA
    2. Links to the product and licensing online user guides
    3. Link to email to support.
  2. gINT Files folder includes:
    1. "datgel output tool X.XX.X lib.glb" (gINT library file) - may not be used
  3. Installation files folder includes:
    1. Datgel Output Tool installer.

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

Installation

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 Output Tool 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.

Install DLL Program

  1. Extract the ZIP download, and Browse to the folder \Installation Files
  2. Double click the file named DatgelOutputTool-#.#.#.#.exe.
  3. Click Run to begin installation.  Follow on the screen instructions when installation begins:
  4. Click Next on the Welcome to the Datgel Output Tool Setup dialog
  5. Scroll and carefully read the License Agreement, and choose option I Agree, and click Next.
    Alternatively choose I Do Not Agree and click Cancel if you disagree with the license agreement. The installation will stop and exit.
  6. On the Select Installation Folder dialog, either accept the default folder (recommended) or select Browse to specify the folder where you want to install the Output Tool Add-In.
    Leave Everyone bulleted to indicate that anyone logged onto the PC can use the Output Tool Add-In.
    Click Next when ready.
     OPTIONAL  Click on Disk Cost to view the disk space statistics. Click OK when done
  7. Click Next to start installation.
  8. Observe the progress bar to monitor installation progress
  9. Click Close when the Installation Complete dialog is displayed.

Merge gINT Library Objects

If Step Merge gINT Library Objects has already been completed by Datgel's developers, yourself or a colleague, then proceed to section License Activation.

If you have not merged the current version of the library objects on your current Computer, then the Datgel Output Tool gINT Object Installer form will display. Conversely, if you have previously merged the gINT Library objects the form will not appear; you will be prompted to open gINT, and should proceed to section License Activation.

The gINT Object Installer can also be called from Windows Start > All Programs > Datgel > Datgel Output Tool gINT Object Installer.

  1. Ensure you have gINT closed, and no other user has your company's custom library open.
  2. Click on the gINT Library browse button and open your company's custom library that you wish to use with the Output Tool. A backup zip of your custom library will be made in the same folder.
  3. Click Install. The new library tables will be copied to your library file, and other library objects will be merged via a gINT script.

Open gINT

  1. Start gINT
  2. When you open gINT if it asked for a library, then browse to the library that you selected for the gINT Object Installer step.
  3. Select File > Open Project. Browse to a project that works with the selected library.

License Activation

Once the installation of the Output Tool is completed, you need to activate the license. The steps to follow are different and depend on if you are testing a Trial version or a Full Licensed version.

Trial version Installation and Licensing

Licensing the Trial Version

A Trial License allows you to use the product for a limited time (typically 14 days) and with a limited number of transactions.

  1. Select Add-Ins > Datgel Output Tool > Licensing. From the license Activation prompt, select Activate a software key license or trial license
  2. Select the option for I want to activate a trial license
  3. Click Next
  4. Click Close
  5. Click Finish

For a detailed explanation see https://docs.datgel.com/license-system/user-guide/obtain-a-license#ObtainaLicense-TrialLicense.
If you need to extend the Trial License, see https://docs.datgel.com/license-system/user-guide/obtain-a-license#ObtainaLicense-ExtendaTrialLicense.

Full Licensed version Installation and Licensing

Validate a Single User Hardware Key

Use this procedure if you have received a Hardware Key with your license purchase.

  1. Make a note of the license number and serial number – you need them to complete the installation.
  2. Select Add-Ins > Datgel Output Tool > Licensing.
    Select the option for Use a hardware key license.
    Click Next.

  3. Select the option for I have an active hardware key and need to enter or update the license number, serial number [and server name].
    Click Next.

  4. Select the Contact Details tab and enter relevant information.
  5. Select the License Details tab and enter relevant details in the Single User Hardware Key area.
  6. Click Validate Single User Hardware Key.
  7. Click Close.
    If the license is not validated successfully, check the following:
    1. Serial Number and License Number has been entered correctly
    2. The Hardware Key is attached to your PC and is the correct key for this product
  8. On the Datgel Tool dialog, click Save.
  9. Click Close.

If you need to validate a Network Key License refer to License Administration.
If you are converting from a software licence to a Single User Hardware Key License, you must deactivate the Software Key License first (refer to Deactivate a Single User Software Key License).

Using the tool

Aim: PDF a set of reports (log and two graphs) collated by PointID

The reports used in the example are in the Datgel DGD Tool.  You can download the trial of the DGD Tool, and use it with the Output Tool.  The Output Tool gINT objects are already merged into the DGD Tool library.

A more common use of Group by Key Set, is to output a non-cored and cored borehole logs.

  1. Launch the Output Tool, by selecting Add-ins > Datgel Output Tool > Output Tool.
  2. Set the configuration like the next image (click to enlarge)

    1. Configuration type: Group By Key Set,
    2. Key Set > Source Table: Point,
    3. Key Set: Select the desired points to be printed - BH 2 and BH 3 in the example
    4. Select the destination file name
    5. Set the Bookmarks. Level 1: Key Set, Level 2: Report Name. If you are using the DGD Tool, you could select Report Caption for Level 2.
  3. Now go to the Reports tab, and set the configuration like the next image. The Report Type and Report Name fields drop-down lists are populated with the reports existing in your library.

    1. Report Type: Log, Report Name: Select a soil borehole log report (IS AU BOREHOLE 1 in the example)
    2. Report Type: Log, Report Name: Select a cored borehole log report (IS AU CORED BOREHOLE 1 in the example)
    3. Report Type: Graph, Report Name: Select your desired report (A L CS MC VS DEPTH BY PTID in the example)
    4. Report Type: Graph, Report Name: Select your desired report (A L CS ATTERBERG BY PTID in the example)
  4. Click on Execute. You will be prompted to save the configuration. Then gINT will print the reports and save the pdf file in the selected folder. The resulting report contains the Log and the Graphs for each PointID, compiled by PointID, with the bookmarks automatically created according to the settings.

Further Tutorials

When you are comfortable with basic operations with the Datgel Output Tool, you can learn about more advanced operations in section Tutorials.

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