XYZ to Voxel

Use the Voxel > Conversions > XYZ to Voxel menu option (geogxnet.dll(Geosoft.GX.VoxUtils.ImportXYZToVox;Run)*), to import an XYZ file to a Geosoft Voxel.

XYZ to Voxel dialog options

XYZ file

Browse to select the XYZ file to import.

Script Parameter: IMPORTXYZTOVOX.XYZ_FILE

Output voxel

Specify the name of the Geosoft Voxel file to generate (.geosoft_voxel)

Script Parameter: IMPORTXYZTOVOX.OUTPUT_FILE

Coordinate System

The Coordinate System dialog allows you to specify the correct coordinate system information (Datum and Projection Method) for the incoming XYZ file.

Script Parameters:

IMPORTXYZTOVOX.IPJ_NAME
IMPORTXYZTOVOX.IPJ_DATUM
IMPORTXYZTOVOX.IPJ_METHOD
IMPORTXYZTOVOX.IPJ_UNITS
IMPORTXYZTOVOX.IPJ_LOCALDATUM

Application Notes

*The GX tool will search in the "...\Geosoft\Desktop Applications \gx" folder. The GX.Net tools, however, are embedded in the geogxnet.dll located in the "...\Geosoft\Desktop Applications \bin" folder. If running this GX interactively, bypassing the menu, first change the folder to point to the "bin" folder, then supply the GX.Net tool in the specified format.

The import does not do gridding. The data must already be in a rectangular grid form.

The import does support non-uniform cell sizes as long as all the cell sizes can be determined. See GDB to Voxel for information on how non-uniform voxels can be imported.

If a 3D Viewer is open during the import, then the output voxel will be displayed in that 3D view. Otherwise, the output voxel will be displayed into a new Voxel Viewer window.
If the output voxel does not display, open the Advanced Settings dialog (Project > Settings > Advanced) and under the Voxel Settings section, check if the Display Created Voxels option is set to "True".