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Could you outline the plan for the new Tactical Mine Plan on the Platform?

This question was raised during the live session of GEOVIA CONNECT 25X: Rethink What’s Possible in Mine Planning and Design for Underground Mines. If you were unable to attend, the session is now available on demand at the link below. 💻 Watch on demand: GEOVIA CONNECT 25X: Easy Scheduling for Underground Mines Here's the response from @HS, Senior Portfolio Technical Specialist - Dassault Systèmes: Hamish SINCLAIR-ROSS Senior Portfolio Technical Specialist Dassault Systèmes The

Will Pit Optimizer or Strategic Mine Planner replace Whittle? What will happen to Whittle?

This question was raised during the live session of GEOVIA CONNECT 25X: Rethink What’s Possible in Mine Planning and Design for Open Pit Mines. If you were unable to attend, the session is now available on demand at the link below. 💻 Watch on demand: GEOVIA CONNECT 25X: Rethink What’s Possible in Mine Planning and Design for Open Pit Mines Here's the response from @Cristian POBLETE MATAMALA, GEOVIA R&D Apps Portfolio Senior Manager: Cristian POBLETE R&D Apps Portfolio Senior Manager GEOVIA,

Path limitation in Inverse Distance

Hi, I spotted this on Surpac 2025 Refresh2 as well as Surpac 2026: when running Block model > Estimation > Inverse Distance, the "Model name" input field is not large enough to receive a standard path ... as a consequence the model file is not found. Renaming the block model file (to shorten the filename) fixes the issue: The model file paths are: E:\Surpac\DatasetViragoSmallIDW\virago_small_attribute_compression.mdl (not working) E:\Surpac\DatasetViragoSmallIDW\m.mdl (working)

GEOVIA 3DEXPERIENCE 2026 Release | Geospatial

In this release, we’re excited to introduce refreshed names for many of our roles and applications, making it easier than ever to understand the value of our geospatial solutions. Our GEOVIA Customer Success Director, @FS, walks you through all these changes in the explanatory video below. You’ll also find all role-by-role updates just after. GEOVIA Geospatial Data ManagerGeospatial Positioning: The role name has been updated from City Referential Manager to Geospatial Data Manager to better

Latest GEOVIA releases

GEOVIA customers with an Annual License benefit from enhancements and new innovative features as part of their Annual License. Each release allows them to perform their work more efficiently, saving time and cost. Discover what is now available to you! 💡 Use the anchor on the top right to access the sections. 3DEXPERIENCE Surpac MineSched Whittle GEMS Minex How to download the latest release All software updates are made available through our

GEOVIA Surpac 2026

We’re excited to announce that Surpac 2026 is now available! "This latest release is now available for download on the 3DS Support site. GEOVIA users covered under the Dassault Systèmes Support and Maintenance agreement can access it at no additional cost. Start today by exploring our What's New brochure and by watching our What's New video, which highlights one of our key features. Download the Surpac 2026 Release Documents below:

GEOVIA 3DEXPERIENCE 2026 Release | Mining

We're thrilled to share the latest updates and enhancements to the GEOVIA 3DEXPERIENCE roles! These improvements are designed to enhance usability, performance, and overall value for our users. Stay tuned for more details, including new feature highlights. GEOVIA Earth Engineering CoordinatorKey Enhancements: ✅ Single Source of Truth – Centralize all geoscience data attributes, including Block Models and Boreholes, within secure cloud storage. ✅ Improved Accuracy & Simpler Workflows – Reduce

How do I solve this problem? Error code: 5000

I just installed surpac, and I ran into this error message after launching it. Please how do I resolve this issue?

📢 Event Update - MINEXCELLENCE 2025 | 2 - 4 DEC

We are excited to share that, Dassault Systèmes GEOVIA experts will be speaking at MINEXCELLENCE 2025! Attendees at our booth #9, can learn how the 3DEXPERIENCE platform integrates data, processes and equipment that will transform decision-making at every stage of your operation. Our specialists will talk to you about: Strategic Mine Planning, and how our solution reduces design iteration from days to minutes, reduces project execution by 60% to 70%, and increases NPV by 5% to 25% through

GEOVIA CONNECT25X | Mine Planning & Design for CAVING | Dec 2-3, 2025

STARTING NEXT WEEK! Our expert is showcasing how GEOVIA Surpac enhances caving design, draw control, and analysis to improve predictability, recovery, and overall mine performance. Explore all Caving sessions. 3 Sub Sessions: Session 1 - Planning and Designing Efficient Caving Operations with Surpac. Learn Surpac’s key tools for caving operations through a practical, step-by-step walkthrough designed to enhance mine planning, from scoping study to operation and efficiency, with Daniel

Talking about the strategic phase, is Whittle SIMO still the strongest one?

This question was raised during the live session of GEOVIA CONNECT 25X: Rethink What’s Possible in Mine Planning and Design for Open Pit Mines. If you were unable to attend, the session is now available on demand at the link below. 💻 Watch on demand: GEOVIA CONNECT 25X: Rethink What’s Possible in Mine Planning and Design for Open Pit Mines Here's the response from @CPM, GEOVIA R&D Apps Portfolio Senior Manager: Cristian POBLETE R&D Apps Portfolio Senior Manager GEOVIA, Dassault Systèmes For

Cities and Territories Tips

How easy is it to... Import Your Geospatial Data Creating datasets for Geospatial apps: Simple Features in City DiscoverAdd 3DSMap to your ExperienceImage Georeference to Datasource Geospatial Design tips: Create Bookmarks in City DiscoverShare Measurements as Mark-ups in a Collaborative ExperiencePoint of Interest vs Collaborative Annotation In November 2025, most of our solution names were updated to move from a limited urban focused approach to a broader approach centered on

About Us

When mining companies seek to increase mine productivity and digitalization, they turn to Dassault Systèmes for technology solutions and services. Dassault Systèmes GEOVIA, the largest global mining software supplier, delivers comprehensive solutions in all significant mining centers in more than 135 countries at over 4,000 sites. GEOVIA is a world-leading brand for modelling and simulating our planet to improve our natural resources' predictability, efficiency, safety and

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IntroductionGEOVIA provides end‑to‑end digital solutions focusing on the intersection of natural resources, infrastructure and urban planning. The Brand empowers a diverse community of geoscientists, earth engineers, and urban planners to access the information and insights they need to make informed decisions that balance economic, environmental, and social considerations, ensuring the responsible use and development of the earth’s resources. As part of the 3DEXPERIENCE platform, GEOVIA

GEOVIA for Cities & Territories

GEOVIA Cities & Territories | Benefits Best-in-class large-scale and hyper-realistic virtual twin of territory modeling and navigation, aggregating multi-disciplinary data Intuitive and interactive data visualization and exploration Integrated collaboration and project workflows to support social and formal collaborations in context GEOVIA Roles for Geospatial Modeling GEOVIA Geospatial Designer GEOVIA Geospatial Viewer GEOVIA Geospatial Data Manager GEOVIA Geospatial

3DEXPERIENCE Roles

3DEXPERIENCE GEOVIA empowers you to assess a project’s value before breaking ground, enabling you to design and optimize it — well before construction begins. And it provides you with the tools you need to analyze and embed the sustainability of your operation, centralize and manage all your data, and work with colleagues from anywhere in the world. Pit Optimizer Surface Mine Designer Geosciences: Geology Modeler Geoscience Referential Manager Earth Design:

GEOVIA Pit Optimizer

Maximize Net Present Value (NPV) by creating and evaluating multiple scenarios for optimized pit and pushback phases as well as mining schedules. The Pit Optimizer is a platform-based Strategic Mine Planning tool used by mining engineers to generate pit and pushback optimizations as well as schedules for surface mines. It allows a user to define solutions that maximize the Net Present Value (NPV) and to evaluate optionality in multiple optimized pushback and scheduling scenarios. Benefits

GEOVIA Surface Mine Designer

Generate and evaluate multiple pit, pushback and ramp designs through an automated parametric process The Surface Mine Designer is typically a Mining Engineer tasked with developing various pit, dump and ramp designs from the ultimate pit as well as pushback phases. The scope of the activities for the Surface Mine Designer could include annual updates to the Strategic Mine Plan (Life of Mine) and/or more detailed pit design updates within pushbacks and mini-pits based on new information.

GEOVIA Underground Mine Designer

Generate and evaluate multiple development designs through an automated parametric process. The Underground Mine Designer role encompasses the power of parametric design methodology to quickly process, edit and evaluate underground mining designs via the 3DEXPERIENCE platform. Firstly, the essence of this role is to generate rapid underground mine designs that conform to industry and safety standards and to have the ability to quickly edit or update these designs when new data becomes

GEOVIA Strategic Mine Planner

Comprehensively evaluate strategic mining plans from development to closure, implementing robust plans prioritizing economic value and ecological responsibility. The scheduling engine formulates comprehensive plans considering various economic and technical factors. The essence of this role is its ability to generate robust strategic plans by examining critical parameters in different scenarios. These plans are optimized, reliable, and adaptable to varying conditions. The capability to define

GEOVIA Earth Engineering Coordinator

Consolidate and federate geoscience and engineering information for seamless downstream consumption. Earth Engineering Coordinator (ETC) keeps Geoscience & Engineering Professionals in sync with multi-discipline/multi-stakeholder geoscience data and interpretation to make better engineering decisions on the single source of truth of natural and built environments 3DEXPERIENCE for Infrastructure. Allowing users to ingest and visualize geoscience data in an immersive environment to track

GEOVIA Geoscience Referential Manager

Define & manage the geoscience data referential from geoscientists, consultants and contractors. The Geoscience Referential Manager role enables all stakeholders of near-surface and sub-surface projects to ingest and manage geoscience data. This extends from boreholes within a mining exploration campaign to resource models for mineral deposit classification. It is a powerful suite of applications enable the definition and mapping of geoscience data models and central management of

GEOVIA Geology Modeler

Accelerate the creation of 3D geological models of the subsurface environment with the ability to rapidly test multiple hypotheses, make repeatable and rapid updates when new geoscience data is available. The Geology Modeler role enables rapid and accurate modeling of geoscience data for faster decision making. It allows the user to generate geological models using a wide range of geoscientific information. It includes implicit modeling techniques and provides the best interpretation of the

GEOVIA Geospatial Data Engineer

Transform and prepare geospatial data for insightful data visualization. GEOVIA Geospatial Data Engineer role provides capabilities to preview, qualify and adjust data source files that to create data sets for the referential. Data technicians and specialists familiar with 3D city assets can leverage the library of processors to prepare the data in the best way for use within the platform. From raster data analysis to simple feature processing, GEOVIA Geospatial Data Engineer can be used

GEOVIA CONNECT25X | Mine Planning & Design for UNDERGROUND Mines| Nov 25 – 26, 2025

STARTING NEXT WEEK! Learn how GEOVIA MineSched, Surpac & 3DEXPERIENCE roles optimize underground mine design, scheduling, and decision-making for safer, more efficient operations. Explore all sessions for underground. 4 Sub Sessions: Session 1 - Rethink What’s Possible for Underground Mines. Explore how parametric design transforms underground planning with smart, data-driven modeling, with Christina Ludwicki, GEOVIA Industry Process Expert Senior Specialist. Register for Session 1

GEOVIA CONNECT 25X | Rethink What's Possible in Mine Planning and Design | 18 Nov - 3 Dec, 2025

This webinar series brings together mining professionals from around the world to explore advanced methodologies and practical workflows across underground, open pit, and caving operations. Through thirteen focused technical sessions, experts will showcase how GEOVIA’s proven desktop (#Whittle, #Surpac, and #MineSched) & 3DEXPERIENCE solutions (Pit Optimizer, Surpac Power'By, Underground Mine Designer, and more) enable greater accuracy, efficiency, and confidence in mine planning and design.

GEOVIA Geospatial Small Index

Provide a more granular indexing capacity used by the GEOVIA Geospatial Data Manager and GEOVIA Geospatial Designer roles. GEOVIA Geospatial Small Index is targeted toward GEOVIA Geospatial Data Manager users who can manage indexing capabilities to support virtual twins. It provides the repository, at a smaller scale, to create and manage a virtual twin in the 3DEXPERIENCE platform. Furthermore, it provides the geospatial services leveraged by other geospatial roles. You can purchase

GEOVIA Geospatial Index

Provide storage and indexing capacity used by Geospatial Data Manager and Geospatial Designer roles. GEOVIA Geospatial Index is targeted toward GEOVIA Geospatial Data Manager users who can manage indexing and storage capabilities to support their virtual Twin. It provides the repository to create and manage a database in the 3DEXPERIENCE platform. Furthermore, it provides the geospatial services leveraged by other geospatial roles. You can purchase several Geospatial Index roles to

GEOVIA Geospatial Data Manager

Create and manage the territory's common data referential and virtual twin. The GEOVIA Geospatial Data Manager role offers capabilities for building and managing the virtual twin of cities and territories. Data managers or administrators can leverage all their georeferenced content to create a database. Data will be uploaded to the 3DEXPERIENCE® platform and processed to enrich the project data model. Each asset will be managed as a distinct object with its own semantic and graphic

GEOVIA Geospatial Viewer

Collaborative Experiences for Ecosystem Stakeholders The GEOVIA Geospatial Viewer role enables users to navigate the virtual twin prepared by the GEOVIA Geospatial Data Manager. Being native to the 3DEXPERIENCE® platform, all stakeholders can easily navigate the territory inside a 3D dashboard. Navigation experiences comprise data sets that are suitable for general access (published by the Geospatial Data Manager), which allows for maximum contextual collaboration by all stakeholders while

GEOVIA Geospatial Designer

Explore, discover and share insights with the ecosystem over the virtual twin of the city. The GEOVIA Geospatial Designer role allows users to create 3D models of the city leveraging the referential data sets created by GEOVIA Geospatial Data Manager. Users can curate content, set visualization preferences and save viewpoints to explore the virtual territory interactively. This role facilitates collaboration based on common datasets and intuitively communications goals with all stakeholders by

BIG NEWS | Year-end Exclusive Offer: Surpac & Whittle Roles

🤩 Until December 31, unlock our exclusive year-end discounts on selected GEOVIA Surpac and Whittle roles. Dig deeper, plan smarter, and end 2025 on a high note! 🤝 Want to know more? Reach out to us on GEOVIA.Info@3ds.com Contact your GEOVIA sales representative today Selected SURPAC roles on offer: GEOVIA Surveyor role | From data capture to reconciliation, Surpac Surveyor streamlines every step of the survey process. It delivers accuracy, automation, and multilingual support to help teams

[REPLAY] GEOVIA Tutorials: Stope Shape Optimizer | Part 1 & 2

On Sep 24, we launched a new GEOVIA Tutorials: Stope Shape Optimizer, where our GEOVIA Support team members touch base on our users' most frequently asked questions. In this series, our GEOVIA User Success Specialist, @Cory CASE addressed GEOVIA Stope Optimizer, from basics to advanced setups, and a full workflow linking optimized stopes into scheduling with GEOVIA MineSched. We'd like to thank everyone who attended. And for those of you who missed the event, below is the replay of part 1 &

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Whittle 2026 Release

GEOVIA Whittle 2026 is now available!The latest release brings key enhancements that strengthen data interoperability and streamline mine optimization workflows — part of our ongoing efforts to ensure data interoperability across Dassault Systèmes solutions and to support open formats. Highlights include: Import OMF Block Models: now compatible with Open Mining Format (Version 2.0) for greater openness and flexibility. Export to Surpac .MDL files: enabling a seamless connection between Whittle

Webinar Replay: Integrated Implicit and Explicit Geological Modeling for Better Insights | Canadian Institute of Mining (CIM)

🥁 If you missed the webinar on 'Integrated Implicit and Explicit Geological Modeling for Better Insights,' you can now watch it below. If you have any questions, please add them in the comment box, and we'll get back to you soon. Topic: Integrated Implicit and Explicit Geological Modeling for Better Insights Summary: Discover how the latest technological innovations in geological modelling are being implemented to save geologists valuable time and effort. Geologists continually face

📢 Event Update - Uzbekistan International Mining & Metals Forum (UIMF)

Dassault Systèmes GEOVIA experts will be speaking at the Uzbekistan International Mining & Metals Forum! This key Mining and metals industry event is officially supported by the Ministry of Mining and Geology of Uzbekistan. It annually gathers top managers and industry leaders from the region's mining and metals industry, as well as government representatives. Dassault Systèmes is proud to partner with UIMF 2025. General Information:Date: 28 - 29 October 2025 Location: Uzexpocentre NEC |

Looking to renew your license? | Explore GEOVIA Solutions

Hello everyone, Thinking about renewing your GEOVIA license and want to get the most out of your solutions, this post is for you! You are a GeologistYou are an Earth EngineerYou are a Minex expertDiscover GEOVIA’s geology solutions through Surpac, our powerful, reliable and customizable 3D mine planning and geological modeling software. With Surpac, you can easily manage drillhole data, perform rigorous statistical and geostatistical analyses and quantify the physical characteristics of a

Published Articles | GEOVIA in the Media

List of published assets by order of publishing date: 2025 Articles: Title / URL linkTypePublicationDateCut mine planning time by 70 per cent and boost value with integrated data virtual twins and smart algorithms transforming mining decisionsArticle The Rock Wrangler September 2025 GEOVIA Underground Designer: Transforming Mine Planning with Parametric Modelling Article Discovery Alert September 2025 Dassault Systèmes is revolutionizing underground mine designArticle Australian Mining

🖥️ GEOVIA MAX | Webinar & Replays 2025

Welcome to GEOVIA MAX, your one and online venue to keep up with GEOVIA's latest events where our experts discuss on mining's trends. Featured Episodes GEOVIA CONNECT25X: Empowering Geologists with Advanced Modeling Solutions 7-part replay GEOVIA Tutorials: Part 1 | Introduction to the Stope Optimizer with Cory Case Sep. 24, 2025 GEOVIA Tutorials: Part 2 | Advanced Stope Optimizer with Cory Case Oct. 23, 2025: Vancouver: 4 - 4.30PM New York: 7 - 7.30PM Perth: 7 - 7.30AM

GEOVIA in the Media: Cut Mine Planning Time by 70 per cent and Boost Value with Integrated Data, Virtual Twins and Smart Algorithms

By Jamie Wade for The Rock Wrangler, Sept 2025 Unlocking up to 70 per cent faster mine planning cycles and millions in additional project value is now within reach for operations that combine centralised data systems, virtual twins and advanced optimisation engines. At the APCOM2025 conference in Perth, Dr @GP, GEOVIA R&D Strategy and Management Director at Dassault Systèmes, presented the keynote The Value Multiplier: Unlocking Potential with Integrated Data and Smart Algorithms. Drawing on

💻 Webinar Series: GEOVIA Tutorials | Stope Shape Optimizer

Join us for a 3-part webinar series on GEOVIA Surpac Stope Optimizer, from basics to advanced setups, and a full workflow linking optimized stopes into scheduling with GEOVIA MineSched REGISTER NOW to gain hands-on expertise! The 3-part webinar series on GEOVIA Surpac Stope Optimizer will cover the following: Part 1: Introduction to the Stope Optimizer | Sep 24 | 11 - 11:30 PM UTC Follow along in this first part of three webinars as we walk through a basic example project in the GEOVIA Surpac

GEOVIA in the Media: Dassault Systèmes is Revolutionizing Underground Mine Design | Australian Mining

GEOVIA Industry Process Expert @CL for Australian Mining. GEOVIA’s Underground Designer is bringing aerospace-grade automation and parametric precision to underground mine planning. In underground mining, where time is money and precision is paramount, even minor design errors or delays can have costly consequences. But what if redesigns could take minutes instead of months? That’s the promise of Dassault Systèmes’ new GEOVIA Underground Designer role. At the core of this innovation is

Bringing Rhino3D's ShrinkWrap Concept to Surpac: A Solution for Invalid Solids

This has been an idea rolling around in my head for ages but beyond my skills to implement. I recently discovered someone else has already solved this problem, and I'd love to see how the concept or code could be implemented in Surpac. The Problem Solids, particularly ones representing underground as-built mining shapes, can be problematic. When you factor in that many of the people generating these solids are technicians who never have to use them downstream, it's not uncommon to spend

GEOVIA in the Media: Supporting the Digital Transformation | International Mining

GEOVIA's @Ralph SMITH was interviewed in the latest automation feature by International Mining. Supporting the TransformationIM spoke to Ralph SMITH, GEOVIA Sales Expert - Management Director at Dassault Systèmes, about how its solutions fit into the greater automation of fleets and processes in mining.Dassault Systèmes's GEOVIA has been a leader for many years in mine scheduling and tactical mine planning software - with mines becoming more digital, and greater use of autonomy and remote

Webinar Update: Integrated Implicit and Explicit Geological Modelling for Better Insights | CIM X GEOVIA

🚨 Webinar Alert! What if your geological models finally matched your vision, without compromise? Join our free webinar, in partnership with CIM | Canadian Institute of Mining, Metallurgy and Petroleum, to discover how the latest innovations in geological modelling are helping geologists: ✅ Integrate explicit & implicit modelling for better accuracy ✅ Build repeatable, parameterized workflows that speed up updates ✅ Regain control over digital interpretations of the sub-surface ✅ Prepare for

GEOVIA in the Media: Consulting on Connectivity | International Mining

GEOVIA's Ralph Smith was quoted in the latest consulting feature by International Mining. A Changing LandscapeThe use of mining consultants is increasing in popularity across the mining sector, says Dan Gleeson of International Mining. It is hard to know where to draw the line when it comes to mining consultants. The majority of software providers have an advisory arm within their business, while the engineering houses are also considered consultants in some facets of the mining process. More

TCL Question about "BM FILL ASSIGN VALUE"

I'm attempting to assign values to the block model, with the aim of assigning different values to different ore bodies based on different elevations and regions. Currently, I have recorded a tcl file using the macro recording function and completed the modification of the tcl script. Now, I can successfully batch assign values to various regions, but I have encountered a problem: The tcl script automatically performs a save after each assignment, which takes up too much of my time waiting for

GEOVIA in the Media: How a Unified Design Environment Speeds Up Mine Design

By @CJ, GEOVIA Senior Industry Process Specialist for AusIMM Bulletin. A unified design environment greases the gears and removes the friction between individual components of the mine design process, allowing for rapid updates across upstream and downstream workflows and easy team collaboration. Plus you can run all the ‘what if’ scenarios you want. Strategic mine planning and pit design sit downstream of a host of other necessary tasks, such as resource modelling and geostatistical

Event Update: Mongolian Mining Week 2025 | Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia

We’re excited to share that Dassault Systèmes GEOVIA in partnership with QMC, will be exhibiting at Mongolian Mining Week 2025, Mongolia’s largest mining exhibition and convention. General Information:Date: 11-13 September, 2025 Location: Taij Khairkhan, Nalaikh District, Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia Booth: #103 Event Website: Meet the Team:@RS - GEOVIA Sales Expert Management Director @DM - General Director, QMC LLC @BG - Business Development Manager, QMC, LLC Highlights at the Booth:Integrated

Event Update: Copper to the World 2025 | Adelaide, Australia

Dassault Systèmes GEOVIA team will be speaking and attending the Copper to the World Conference & Exhibition 2025! General Information:Date: 26-27 August, 2025 Location: Adelaide Convention Centre, South Australia Event Website: Meet the Team:@GP - GEOVIA R&D Strategy & Management Director @AN - IE&M Senior Client Executive @DK - Senior Mining Sales Director What's on the Agenda:Presentation: Intellectual Property as Currency in the Era of AIPresenter: Gustavo PILGER When & Where: 26th

Composite in Surpac

I have borehole data I want to composite the data den and true thickness weighted. However, I need to composite by mining length of 120 cm (reef zone), but I want to constraint it by taking 10cm above the top reef contact and 110cm below. I'm dealing with old historic data where they sampled 30 cm above the reef contact. Anyone please assists even a tweak script can help.

[REPLAY] Surpac Tutorials | SDMs: Refining how work gets done 3/3

On May 28, we launched the second installment of 'Surpac Tutorials', a webinar series where our GEOVIA Support team members touch base on our users' most frequently asked questions. In this episode, our GEOVIA User Success Specialists, @Cory CASE, @Kim FERGUSON-THOMAS & @Ash COLTON addressed the topic of SDMs, looking into its benefits, the Design Stope Shape Optimizer function, as well as Partial Percent & Macros. We'd like to thank everyone who attended. And for those of you who

[REPLAY] Surpac Tutorials | SDMs: Refining how work gets done 2/3

[REPLAY] Surpac Tutorials | SDMs: Refining how work gets done 1/3

The Benefits of Implicit Geology Modeling | GEOVIA in the Media

Article by @RP, Industry Process Specialist, Dassault Systèmes GEOVIA for AusIMM Bulletin. Implicit geological modeling is here to stay. But it’s not the only thing geologists need.Collecting comprehensive sampling and geoscience data from the field is the first step in an exploration or mining company’s quest to define the location, shape, and grade of an orebody. After that, the operation must transform their geoscience information into reliable geological models of the subsurface. Traditional

💻 Webinar On Demand: The Geospatial Applications for Mining Companies in the 3DEXPERIENCE Platform (Episode 5)

✨ A mine is more than just the extraction location, it relies on a wide range of infrastructure which is spread over large geographical areas. Mining companies are responsible for creating, analyzing and sharing vast quantities of data which is geospatially linked. 🌍 GEOVIA is developing solutions to help users plan, simulate and monitor various landscapes and supporting territories by including geospatial data and georeferenced content for insightful data visualization in context. 🚀 Learn how

Number of Blocks

How to query the number of blocks in the model? For example, after Ordinary Kriging estimation, I want to query the number of blocks for each pass.

GEOVIA 3DEXPERIENCE 2025 Release FD03 | Urban Environment

We're thrilled to share the latest updates and enhancements to the GEOVIA 3DEXPERIENCE roles! These improvements are designed to enhance usability, performance, and overall value for our users. Stay tuned for more details, including new feature highlights. City ContributorKey Enhancements: ✅ Smarter Location Awareness – Easily search geographic areas using OpenStreetMap administrative zones, helping you locate, filter, and contextualize your data with greater precision. ✅ Collaborative

GEOVIA 3DEXPERIENCE 2025 Release FD03 | Mining

We're thrilled to share the latest updates and enhancements to the GEOVIA 3DEXPERIENCE roles! These improvements are designed to enhance usability, performance, and overall value for our users. Stay tuned for more details, including new feature highlights. Geology ModelerKey Enhancements: ✅ Enhanced Model Visibility – Control geology model feature visibility directly from the navigation tree for faster, more intuitive data management. ✅ Improved Mesh Quality – Achieve smoother unconformable

User Stories

Our ever-growing customer reference library is full of inspiring stories. By embracing our solutions, these organizations are changing the way they work and do business. Discover their stories below. User stories | 2025Juan BAQUERO Summit Materials DGM Geologist With more than a decade of experience as a mining and metallurgical engineer in the cement industry, Juan has consistently leveraged GEOVIA MineSched to optimize complex operations. By tailoring the software to align with

GEOVIA User Story - JUAN BAQUERO | Summit Materials

💙 Juan BAQUERO, Mining & Metallurgical engineer at Summit Materials. The strongest point of GEOVIA MineSched is that it is customizable. ✅ With more than a decade of experience as a mining and metallurgical engineer in the cement industry, Juan has consistently leveraged GEOVIA MineSched to optimize complex operations. By tailoring the software to align with on-site conditions, he demonstrates the flexibility of MineSched’s user-centric design. For Juan, it’s more than just a scheduling tool,

Event Update: APCOM CONFERENCE 2025 | Perth, Australia

We're excited to share that Dassault Systèmes is a proud sponsor of the APCOM Conference 2025 in Perth, Australia! As passionate contributors to mining innovation, we're thrilled to support this global forum driving advances in computer applications and operations research in the minerals industry. See you there! General Information: Date: 11- 13 August, 2025 Location: Perth Convention and Exhibition Centre Event Website: Meet the Team: NamesDesignations@GP GEOVIA R&D Strategy & Management

Event Update: Diggers & Dealers Mining Forum | Western Australia

Meet us at Diggers & Dealers, Australia’s leading mining forum, at booth 108 General Information:Date: August 4-6, 2025 Venue: GOLDFIELDS ARTS CENTRE, KALGOORLIE, WESTERN AUSTRALIA Booth: 108 Event Page: Meet the Team: @AN @DK @RS @KC About the Event:Diggers & Dealers is Australia’s leading mining forum, combining corporate presentations by listed mining and exploration companies alongside a large exhibition area housing over 159 exhibitors from the sector. Delegates include miners,

Block Modelling queries

I would like to assign value to a calculated field in a block model . Is this possible? Please help? I'm also looking for a way to run a block model report that will give me minimum / maximum values for a calculated attribute in the blocks searched in a constrained area? Please help? My email address is anton.cawthorn-blazeby@riotinto.com Thank you

Block modelling

GEOVIA Surpac 2025 Release Refresh 2

GEOVIA Surpac 2025 Release Refresh 2 This latest release refresh is ready for download on the 3DS Support site. GEOVIA users covered under the Dassault Systèmes Support & Maintenance agreement can access it at no additional cost. Don’t miss the video from our expert @AC , where he walks you through how to expand polygons using a Python macro in Surpac 2025 Refresh 2 step by step. Get started today and explore what’s new in Surpac 2025 Release Refresh 2!

Future of Geovia Whittle Pit Optimization Software?

Hello I'm interested to understand what Geovia's plans are (if any) for the historical industry-standard Geovia Whittle pit optimisation software. I understand that Geovia is implementing (or has implemented) Pseudofolow pit optimisation functionality into their strategic planner role within the 3DS platform, however I would just like to know if Geovia plans to deprecate Geovia Whittle in the forseeable future, or if not, what a roadmap for further development and support of this software might

Volume Reports using Solids and Voids

How can I generate a report that calculates the volume of my orebody (solid) excluding the volume of the tunnels (voids) that intersect it?

GEOVIA User Story - Jyoti Ranjan Dash | Balasore Alloys Limited

💙 Jyoti Ranjan Dash, DGM Geology and Mine Planning at Balasore Alloys Limited If you are facing some problem, or if you have to create something now, it's very easy to use the commands in Surpac. ✅ With over two decades of experience as a geologist, Jyoti Ranjan has relied on GEOVIA Surpac to streamline complex geological operations and solve multiple issues. His ability to easily adopt Surpac highlights its user-friendly design. More than just a tool, Surpac enables Jyoti Ranjan to work more

GEOVIA CONNECT 25X | Empowering Geologists with Advanced Modeling Tools | From June 11

Join us from June 11 for a webinar series designed to empower geologists with the latest advancements in 3D geological modeling. Event Information: Date: June 11 –19, 2025 Time: 8 - 9 AM (CEST) Registration: Here Geologists today face the ongoing challenge of delivering accurate, reliable geological models while managing tight deadlines and complex datasets. Discover how GEOVIA Surpac is addressing these challenges by integrating implicit and explicit technology and methods within a single

MineSched 2025 Refresh 1 Release

We’re excited to announce that GEOVIA MineSched 2025 Refresh 1 is now available!This latest release is ready for download on the 3DS Support site. GEOVIA users covered under the Dassault Systèmes Support & Maintenance agreement can access it at no additional cost. Don’t miss the release video featuring @Hamish SINCLAIR-ROSS, Apps Portfolio Senior Manager, as he walks you through the key highlights of this release. Get started today and explore what’s new in MineSched 2025 Refresh 1! Download

MineSched 2024 Release

We are thrilled to share that MineSched 2024 is now available. The GEOVIA MineSched 2024 release focuses on improving the short-term planning workflow for surface mines that was first introduced in MineSched 2022. There is also a fundamental improvement made to the Haulage Scheduling process that will allow it to be run in isolation from the Production schedule. The release is now available for download from the 3DS Support site at www.3ds.com/support. GEOVIA maintained users covered under the

Webinar on Python & macros for Surpac

I was told that there is a webinar for using python and macros for Surpac which scheduled toady. Can you please let me know if this is happenening

Webinar Update: Rethink What's Possible in Strategic Mine Planning | Technical Deep Dive

📅 Join us for a technical deep dive into how Parametric Design is reshaping the way mine planners approach pit design and optimization, presented by GEOVIA's Chawki Jreige - https://3ds.one/v9 🔍 Key Takeaways: ✅ Understanding the unique synergy between GEOVIA's Pit Optimizer + Surface Mine Designer roles. ✅ Cut inefficiencies by storing inputs as parameters ✅ Real-time scenario testing made easy ✅ More collaboration, less manual effort General Information:Date: 26th June 2025 Time: 4 PM

Live events

Upcoming Events with GEOVIA Participation Please stay tuned for more exciting opportunities to meet in person in 2025. Event NameDate & LocationAdditional InformationStay tuned for more live events!

Role City

Pour les utilisateurs en France, à partir de quelle source de fichier IGN est-il possible de créer un dataset terrain dans city référential ?

Shaping the Sustainable Mine of the Future @6 May - ANKARA

Dear All Community Members, I am very pleased to announce second edition of Shaping the Sustainable Mine of the Future (Geleceğin Sürdürülebilir Madeni İçin Yol Haritası) - Turkey presentations' recordings available now! You can watch them with following links on agenda! Thanks for all attendees and contributors! Saat Konu Konuşmacı 8:45-9:15 Kayıt & Kahvaltı 9:30 - 9:45 Açılış Konuşması (Opening Speech) Hakan Kul - Ülke Müdürü - Dassault Systèmes 9:45 -10:00 Dassault

Surpac future updates...

Hi All, If you missed the GEOVIA CONNECT 25X - Surpac Latest Updates session on Friday, I am looking for some feedback to assist with making future updates as fit for purpose as possible. To help with this, please let me know your answers to the following questions… How long have you been using Surpac ?

Creative Coding for Surpac - Blackjack & Yahtzee

Surpac User Conference, November 1998 in Vancouver, BC. My memory was that Crane Harvey didn't go out to dinner with us that evening. He claimed he was getting his presentation together for the next day and hadn't put anything together yet. But according to the comments in the play.cmd file, he built this version of blackjack while working for me (apparently I paid for this??? so I get the rights for it???) in Nevada that fall. Either way, Crane presented this script at the User

GEOVIA CONNECT 25X | Day 2

Curious about what’s new for geoscience in GEOVIA Surpac? Join us on June 13 to explore powerful updates and smarter tools designed to make your geological work faster, easier, and more precise. Event Information: Date: June 13, 2025 Time: 8 - 9 AM (CEST) Registration: Here Agenda • Surpac Recent Geoscience Updates, with Michael MATTERA & Tony NYKIEL Stay up to date with the latest tools, features, and enhancements in GEOVIA Surpac—designed to streamline geological workflows, enhance

GEOVIA in the Media: Can Advanced Algorithms and Parametric Modelling Transform Your Mine Planning and Design? | Mining Magazine

By @CPM, Senior Manager, GEOVIA R&D Apps Portfolio for Mining Magazine A modern workflow that integrates parametric mine design, advanced optimization algorithms, uncertainty and risk analysis, cloud-based collaboration and integrated sustainability considerations is redefining strategic mine planning. This integrated approach streamlines pit and phase optimization, design, scheduling, scenario analysis, and cross-functional collaboration. The result: reduced engineering effort and more robust

GEOVIA CONNECT25X | Day 1

On June 11, join us for an in-depth exploration of cutting-edge advancements in geological modeling and resource estimation. This session features two key segments designed to equip geologists with practical insights and innovative tools. Event Information: Date: June 11, 2025 Time: 8 - 9 AM (CEST) Registration: Here Agenda • Introductory Remarks, with Ralph SMITH • Integrated Implicit and Explicit Geology Modeling in Surpac, with Ross PEMBERTON Discover how Dassault Systèmes’

Webinar Replay: A Better Way to Approach Strategic Mine Planning | Canadian Institute of Mining (CIM)

🥁 If you missed the webinar on 'A Better Way to Approach Strategic Mine Planning,' you can now watch it below. If you have any questions, please add them in the comment box, and we'll get back to you soon. Topic: A Better Way to Approach Strategic Mine Planning Summary: Strategic mine planning and pit design are labour-intensive and time-consuming tasks within mine engineering. Because these tasks sit downstream of a host of prior tasks, such as resource modelling and geostatistical analysis,

GEOVIA User Story - Simon Tear | H&S Consultants Pty Ltd

💙 Simon Tear, Consulting Geologist at H&S Consultants Pty Ltd. I got no training, but I found I could pick up Surpac very easily — and I’ve constantly used it since. ✅ With over two decades in resource estimation, Simon Tear has relied on GEOVIA Surpac to streamline complex geological work from mine site modeling to independent geologist reports. His ability to intuitively adopt Surpac with no formal training highlights its user-friendly design. More than just a tool, Surpac enables Simon to

GEOVIA 3DEXPERIENCE 2025 Release FD02 | Urban Environment

We're thrilled to share the latest updates and enhancements to the GEOVIA 3DEXPERIENCE roles! These improvements are designed to enhance usability, performance, and overall value for our users. Stay tuned for more details, including new feature highlights. City ContributorKey Enhancements: ✅ Virtual Twin Exploration – Discover deeper insights with more contextually relevant content linked to the virtual twin. ✅ Dataset Group Visibility Toggle – Retain contextual clarity by controlling the

GEOVIA 3DEXPERIENCE 2025 Release FD02 | Mining

We're thrilled to share the latest updates and enhancements to the GEOVIA 3DEXPERIENCE roles! These improvements are designed to enhance usability, performance, and overall value for our users. Stay tuned for more details, including new feature highlights Collaborative Engineer for SURPACKey Enhancements: ✅ Seamless Enterprise Collaboration – Connect SURPAC desktop data and workflows to the 3DEXPERIENCE platform for streamlined collaboration between geoscientists and engineers. ✅ Immersive

[Save the Date] GEOVIA CONNECT 25X | From June 11, 2025

👀 You didn’t hear it from us but... We're thrilled to announce that GEOVIA CONNECT, our user-dedicated event, is almost back! What is it about? Join us from June 11–18 for this webinar series designed to empower geologists with the latest advancements in 3D geological modeling. Discover how GEOVIA Surpac is redefining geological modeling by integrating implicit and explicit methods into one platform. This unified approach offers greater flexibility, faster workflows, and more accurate

GEOVIA CONNECT | User Conference

GEOVIA CONNECT 25X | User Conference Empowering Geologists with Advanced Modeling Tools From June 11, 2025 8AM CEST ▶️ More info Geosciences Surpac GEOVIA CONNECT 23X | User Conference Episode 5: The Geospatial Applications for Mining Companies in the 3DEXPERIENCE Platform • 22mins with Glenn Barlow Episode 4: Open Pit and Underground Mine Planning and Optimizations Applications • 1h with Firouz Khodayari Episode 3: Geology

using mining width pb

Hello I got this error when running Mining width : The Parameters file has Air flag B set to 1. This program can only be used when the flag is set to 3. Please regenerate the Results file and run again. any idea please Mohammed

Event Update | Surpac Tutorials | SDMs: Refining how work gets done

📝 Join us as two of our GEOVIA in-house experts, @CC, @Kim FERGUSON-THOMAS and @Ash COLTON, share their best practice on Surpac. In this episode, they will cover SDMs, followed by a 10-minute open-to-the-audience Q&A session. General Information: • Date: May 28, 2025 • Time: 8 - 8:30 AM (CEST) • Registration: here What is it about? This webinar is designed for Surpac users seeking to expand their knowledge of SDM files. Whether you're a long-time Surpac user or just starting

Event Update: 59th US Rock Mechanics / Geomechanics Symposium

Meet us at 59th US Rock Mechanics / Geomechanics Symposium at booth #4. General Information:Date: June 8-11, 2025 Venue: Santa Fe Community Convention Center, New Mexico Booth: #4 Event Page: Presentation:Date: June 11, 2025 Time: 1:45 pm – 3:15 pm (time slot of the full session consisting of 6 talks) Location: O’Keeffe/Milago Presenter: @ZS, SIMULIA Infrastructure, Energy & Materials Industry Process Expert Specialist Presentation: Integrating Geotechnical Analysis and Parametric Design for

Event Update - Astana Mining & Metallurgy 2025 Congress, Kazakhstan

🖐 Hello! to our fantastic users and industry professionals in Kazakhstan! We are thrilled to share that we will be participants at the Astana Mining & Metallurgy 2025 Congress. 🦸‍♂️🦸‍♀️ Our team of experts will delve deeper into Strategic Mine Planning with Parametric Design, Integrated Implicit and Explicit Geological Modeling, Mine Operations Management and methods to enhance mine profitability through safe and adaptable design strategies, among others. Should you be present, make sure to

Event Update: GEOMIN MINEPLANNING 2025 | Santiago, Chile

🥁 We will be participating in GEOMIN – MINEPLANNING 2025, one of Latin America’s leading technical conferences on applied geology and mine planning. GEOVIA will share the vision for the sector's future and explain how the 3DEXPERIENCE platform can transform the way companies plan, operate, and optimize their mining operations. General Information: Date: 11-13 June, 2025 Location: Sheraton Hotel, Santiago, Chile Booth: #6 Registration Link: Event Page Link: Spotlight Solutions for:Designing

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Creative Coding for Surpac - Maze Generation

In this creative coding post, I want to look at maze generation and solving. I had seen an algorithm called A* (A-Star) previously and it looked pretty interesting however, trying to write the macro from scratch was just too time consuming so credit to Grok AI for supplying the bulk of the code to do this and the image above. Why use A* A* is a great maze solver because; It's Goal-Oriented. It doesn't just randomly walk through the maze, instead A* uses the "h" score (estimated distance to the

Webinar Update: A Smarter, More Integrated Approach to Strategic Mine Planning | International Mining X GEOVIA

🚨 Upcoming Webinar Alert - https://3ds.one/aI 💙 GEOVIA, in association with International Mining, invites you to an insightful session on “A Smarter, More Integrated Approach to Strategic Mine Planning” with Parametric Design—an innovative approach that streamlines complex workflows, reduces inefficiencies, and enhances every stage of the planning process. 🎙️ Presented by @CJ, GEOVIA Industry Process Senior Specialist, the webinar will demonstrate how parametric design is reshaping strategic

Event Participation: AusIMM Mineral Resource Estimation Conference 2025

🥁 We’re excited to share that GEOVIA's @GP will be a panelist on the "Myth Busting" panel at the AusIMM Mineral Resource Estimation Conference 2025 on 6th May! 🎤 Gustavo will be tackling big questions and clearing up common misconceptions in 'Mineral Resource Estimation through Geostatistics methods!' 🚀 Attending? Join the live Q&A, bring your questions, and be part of the conversation. See you there! General Information: Date: 6th May 2025 Panel Time: 4:35pm – 5:25pm (50 mins including Q&A)

✨Tips & Tricks: Point Of Interest vs collaborative Annotation

Description Did you know that it is possible to make two different types of annotations in your virtual twins? Depending on your needs, you may simply want to identify and flag a location, but sometimes, providing additional context is essential. Point Of Interest Annotation (POI) What is it ? This type of annotation is used when a specific Point of Interest is identified, enabling users to easily locate and access it either directly within the 3D scene or through the Experience panel. Who can

✨Tips & Tricks: Image Georeference to Datasource

Description Did you know you can create a geo-referenced image dataset with interactive scale and orientation ? Prerequisite You must have an image stored on the 3DEXPERIENCE platform in JPEG or PNG format. Step 1: Position your image in context Open the 3DDrive window containing your image on part of your screen and simply drag and drop it onto the map in your City Discover application. Once your image appears on the map, use the positioning robot to align it, adjusting its translation,