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You can download the latest tutorials and manuals for gINT Version 8 by clicking on the links below.


gINT Setup and Introduction

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Installation and Licensing Guide for Version 8

Provides step-by-step instructions on installing, licensing and configuring gINT. This guide is your one-stop source for all installation and licensing issues.

(2.7MB, pdf)

Welcome to gINT

A step-by-step introduction to the gINT user interface for a new user. Includes a tour of the tabbed application groups and explanations of all the key concepts.

(2.7MB, pdf)

Understanding gINT's Capabilities

Describes what gINT can do for you, with an overview of the architecture and report samples from practical applications.

(5.2MB, pdf)

101 Things You Can Do With gINT

Provides explanations and pictures of 101 features of the gINT program, ranging from simple to complex. You'll be impressed!

(29MB, pdf download)


gINT Tutorials

Standard Data Files for All Tutorials (2.2MB, zip)

Data Files for Advanced Log Report Design (006) Tutorial only (3.8MB, zip)

Data Files for Lab Testing (007) Tutorial only (1.6MB, zip)

Data Files for Google Earth Integration Tutorial only (0.9MB, zip)

Data Files for GEO5 Integration User Guide only (0.6MB, zip)

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Performing Data Entry

This tutorial covers the essentials of gINT data entry and output using a standard log form and fence form, and introduces techniques for customizing the input environment and importing and exporting data. It is highly recommended for new users, and should be performed before going on to more advanced tutorials.

(4.7MB, pdf)

Advanced Output Options and Site Maps

Delves more deeply into how to use the rich feature set in the OUTPUT tab, and also demonstrates site maps and their uses. Additional topics include scripts, filters, output to graphic formats like DXF and PDF, and the use of baselines with fence reports.

(4.3MB, pdf)

Using Data Design

This is for the gINT user who wants to manipulate the database structure of project databases, to take greater advantage of gINT's subsurface database management capabilities. Additional topics include how to construct and modify correspondence files, sound database design principles, and how to use the component lithology model.

(2.6MB, pdf)

Log Report Design

This tutorial teaches you how to design, construct and customize a log report form in REPORT DESIGN. You learn to manipulate the highly extensible structure of gINT reports, which is built on objects that translate database data into visual representations. Other topics include the gIDraw drawing interface, configuration of report properties, and creation and reuse of modular report blocks.

(3.7MB, pdf)

Fence Report Design, Surfaces and Modeling

Covers everything you need to know to design, create and customize gINT fence report forms. It also covers other options for modeling geotechnical data, including importing and exporting data between gINT and surfacing/modeling software, and drawing cross-sections on a fence report.

(4.7MB, pdf)

Symbol Design

This tutorial covers the use of the SYMBOL DESIGN application group, which provides a variety of applications for creating and maintaining symbols of various types for use elsewhere in gINT, especially the “composite symbols” that are used for lithology, sampler and well graphics, and the “tile” symbols from which they are built.

(1.8MB, pdf)

Advanced Log Report Design

This tutorial covers Smart Report features, such as report columns that disappear when they have no data, with other columns enlarging to take up the space, and ways to customize depth scales on a report-by-report, project-by-project or borehole-by-borehole basis. Also, a complex log report combining a log and photos from the database is created.

(1.6MB, pdf)

Introduction to gINT Rules

This tutorial provides an introduction to the gINT Rules programming facility, which enables you to write program code to extend and customize gINT. At the conclusion of this tutorial you will have enough familiarity with gINT Rules to try your hand at modifying sample rules available from the gINT website.

(0.9MB, pdf)

Using Google Earth with gINT

This tutorial explores the interface features in gINT that enable export of borehole points to Google Earth for viewing in the context of satellite imagery. You can configure custom label text, label colors, icons, and popup descriptions, all obtained from fields in the POINT table.

(1.2MB, pdf)

Using gINT Lab Testing

This tutorial explores the lab testing subsystem of gINT. In this tutorial you learn how to convert an existing project database to include lab testing functionality, how to enter and calculate data for four of the most common tests, and how to generate common lab reports.

(2.5MB, pdf)



gINT Tutorials - International

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Výukový program gINT: Zadávání dat a výstupy

Tento výukový program je navržen pro začínající a mírně pokročilé uživatele gINT a je určen pro samostudium.

Standard Data Files for gINT Czech (2.5MB, zip)


(4.1MB, pdf)

Tutorial de gINT: Introducción de datos

Este tutorial ha sido disenado para el autoaprendizaje de usuarios principiantes y de nivel intermedio de gINT.

Standard Data Files for gINT Espanol (2.7MB, zip)


(3.6MB, pdf)



gINT Manuals

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Description

File Size/ Type

gINT Rules Manual for gINT 8

This manual is a complete and understandable reference for the gINT Rules facility in gINT. Topics include the Code Editor, descriptions of language elements, controlling execution, the gINT Rules object, and events.

(3.6MB, pdf)

gINT for ArcGIS User Manual

Describes how to install and use the gINT For ArcGIS Toolbar feature within an ArcGIS application.

(4.1MB, pdf)

Using gINT with AGS Version 3.1

This manual explains how gINT is used with data in AGS format. It covers how the AGS structure is represented in gINT, differences between gINT and AGS structures, the production process, making database and report modifications, and converting existing projects.

(2.1MB, pdf)

File Checking Program for the AGS Data Interchange Format

This manual explains how to use the AGS file data checker facility provided in gINT. The manual describes how to perform data validation and check referential integrity in the data, and provides specifics on how gINT works with the RTA and New Zealand AGS structures.

(0.2MB, pdf)

Integrating GEO5 with gINT

A user guide that describes how to export lithology, soil, CPT and contour data from gINT so that it can be imported into the various GEO5 modules.

(1.6MB, pdf)

Working with gIDraw

A user guide, containing explanations and exercises, for learning about the drawing subsystem of gINT.

(4.56MB, pdf)

Microsoft Excel Options in gINT

Provides some useful information on interactions between gINT and Excel files.

(3.15MB, pdf)

System Administrator's Guide

This user guide provides system administrators with information on license management, LAN and WAN installation and management, and troubleshooting.

(1.8MB, pdf)

Sentinel Protection Installer

Manual from the supplier of hardware keys and the software that integrates them into gINT.

(0.4MB, pdf)

gINT User Interface Elements

A set of illustrations identifying the contents of menus and names of user interface items.

(1.3MB, pdf)

Instructions for Hardware License Reactivation

This is a short extract from the "Installation and Licensing Guide" focused on how to reactivate an inactive hardware license.

(0.4MB, pdf)