Slope Stability Software
Slope Stability Software
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Hello fellow Geotechs,
I am currently looking to purchase a new slope stability package for our firm. We currently use Geo-Slope Slope/W, and also have GSlope. I was wondering what experience folks have with other stability analysis software. One key item we would be looking for is a better CAD interface, as much of the slope work we do involves detailed CAD drawings...it would be nice to save a step and use the CAD designs in the stability analysis.
Look forward to the comments.
I am currently looking to purchase a new slope stability package for our firm. We currently use Geo-Slope Slope/W, and also have GSlope. I was wondering what experience folks have with other stability analysis software. One key item we would be looking for is a better CAD interface, as much of the slope work we do involves detailed CAD drawings...it would be nice to save a step and use the CAD designs in the stability analysis.
Look forward to the comments.





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I am really quite surprised to hear that the Slope/W CAD interface is that poor. I used to use Slope/W, many moons ago, and would happily trade up if offered, if only for the ease of performing the analyses. I would have expected that the CAD interface for the product, easily one of the most expensive on the market, would have been top-notch.
I am currently required to use PCSTABL5 - albeit with the STEDWin shell, which makes the experience much more palatable than just having the old DOS interface. XSTABL is a cut above PCSTABL5 (DOS) with respect to ease of use, but is still clunky. I have used Slide, from Rocscience, but found that the graphical editing capabilities (e.g., moving points around on the screen) were frustratingly inferior to those of Slope/W. Additionally, Slide's mechanisms for searching for a minimum factor of safety also seemed to be faulty or not as easy to use as those in Slope/W.
Please note that I have not used Slope/W since version 5, and I would be unaware of any recent major changes to the interface.
Jeff
Jeffrey T. Donville, PE
TTL Associates, Inc.
www.ttlassoc.com
RE: Slope Stability Software
Failry familiar with most of the programs on the market. We have had good luck with Stedwin (www.stedwin.com) and export to a .dxf. We then plot other info as necessary.
Hope this works for you.
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The latest release our software, SLOPE/W 2004 (version 6), can import a DXF file either as a simple picture, or the DXF file can be used to automatically generate regions and points for your stability analysis within the software. This lets you define your geometry in AutoCAD and import it directly into SLOPE/W without redrawing the regions.
Please visit our SLOPE/W page to see a list of changes that have been made to the software for this latest release. You can also download the entire GeoStudio 2004 suite and use the Viewer license to work with SLOPE/W.
Please contact me at Sales@geo-slope.com if you have any questions.
Sincerely,
J. Paul bryden
Sales & Marketing Manager
GEO-SLOPE International Ltd.
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As a followup I did not address the Slope/W issue because I thought you had it ... but (obviously) Paul is right ... this is the other software we use, and we have had no problems with the downloads for Slope/W ...
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There's a new slope program on the market that a friend of mine is using and I've heard tonnes of excellent reviews about it. Check it out at www.soilvision.com. If I were buying new slope software, this is what I would purchase.
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For more information on the modeling capabilities of Slide, follow the link:
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Rocscience Inc.
www.rocscience.com
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Jake
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I have been trying to import CAD dxf slope profiles (so open lines) into slope/W v6 with the help of the help index. I get the dialog box saying import as picture or region. If I import as region, I get a message saying there are no closed polylines so impossible to import - fair enough, I agree with that. But if I choose to import as picture and click ok it just closes the dialog box and then I have a blank page with no slope profile on it!
Can anyone help?
RE: Slope Stability Software
If you can send us your file I will have one of our engineering take a look at it. Please send the file to support@geo-slope.com.
Sincerely,
Paul Bryden
Sales & Marketing Manager
GEO-SLOPE International
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I worked on the new slope/W. The DXF issue is a bug and they are working to solve it. I have a work around for that problem. clearly explaing ur porblem. I will be happy to help you
ahandsomemind
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In the DXF you are trying to import.. Any region (Closed Space) should be drafted as a polyline and in most of the cases it is not. Even if its a polyline it should be closed.
Ahandsomemind