[Qgis-user] Drill hole section with QGIS 3

[C Hamilton]

Pardon my ignorance on the matter, but what does a drill hole capability
mean? Is it simply making a hole in a polygon or is it much more complex.

Thanks,

Calvin

On Wed, Mar 14, 2018 at 3:46 PM, John Harrop <jcharrop at gmail.com> wrote:

> It looks like no one has been answering this for you yet and I’m just
> catching up on a few days emails after my computer was in the shop.
>
> There is active interest in developing a drill hole plugin for QGIS3 now
> that 3D is more fully supported.  I also work with drill holes and have
> been running them in QGIS fairly easily in plan view where I just calculate
> traces to a plan view (either in a spreadsheet or using code) and apply
> theme patterns based on the attributes I kept with the segments.  This has
> worked reasonable well with grade and lithology which are two of the main
> things you want to see.
>
> Cross sections have been harder, but those are still “maps” in non-Earth
> coordinates.  Again I’ve tended to build those with projections to a plane
> in either a spreadsheet or by code.  This is not as easy to work with as
> plan view so I am very interested in seeing the developing interest in
> getting a drill hole section plugin for QGIS.  That will really finalize
> QGIS as the logical choice for geological exploration work.
>
> I’ve cc’ed the others I know using QGIS so I hope you can be included in
> the list of interested users.
>
> Regards,
>
> John Harrop, PGeo, FGS
> Senior Project Geologist
> Coast Mountain Geological Ltd
>
> PO Box 62
> Suite 488 - 625 Howe St
> Vancouver, BC   V6C 2T6
>
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