Prepare pile plans for piling machines that are running DPS900 by setting up pile types, creating a plan of piles, and then exporting this data so it can be used to embed piles in the field.

Following are the basic steps for this workflow. For more detailed instructions, see Manage Pile Types

Steps:

Commands:

1.

Open a project or start a new project.

Open Project

New Default Project - Use the default template.

New Project - Choose a template.

2.

Import a piling design as a:

PDF file (.pdf) site plan

Point file (.csv) of pile locations

CAD file (.dxf, .dwg, .dgn) where the piles are indicated by points, polygons, circles, or blocks

LandXML file (.xml)

Import

3.

Prepare your data:

If needed, explode any blocks to get to points or lines that indicate pile locations.

Join lines that indicate pile cross-sections so the centroids can be determined.

Explode

Join Lines

4.

Create or edit pile type definitions based on the cross-sectional shapes in the pile design.

Manage Pile Types

5.

Create a pile plan as a container in which the piles you need can be created.

Set the default layer for all new piles added to the plan.

Create Pile Plan

6.

Create and place piles in your model individually or based on the locations of imported points.

Create Pile

Create Piles at Points

7.

If you inadvertently created any piles with duplicate names (IDs), change them by picking the correct text labels for each.

Change Pile ID

8.

Check the placement of your piles in the 3D View, and make any adjustments using the Properties pane or the commands above.

New 3D View

Properties

9.

Use the DPS Pile Plan exporter on the Construction tab to export the pile plan to the field as a Project Link file (.vcl) for use by a DPS900 operator.

The VCL file contains the pile plan and each individual pile’s information.

Export

10.

Use DPS900 to navigate the piling machine and embed the piles in the field based on the pile plan.

11.

Once the piles have been built in the field, import results for the 'as-built' piles as an XML file.

Import

12.

Run a Blow Count Report to report on the number of hammer blows that were required to embed each as-built pile (in the pile plan) to its required depth.

Blow Count Report