The program is used by the following sequence:

• Set configs (for first times only)
• Project information panel
• Lithology windows
• Boreholes list windows
• Borehole details windows
• Cross windows
• Set configs of drawing
• Create drawing

1. Set configs
For first times to use LogMan 8.0, all configs are default. Set new value if you want, chose menu: Tools > Options. All changed will available at that time.



2. Project information panel
When begin a new project, had better if user fill complete project information. All data will be default for each other borehole or cross.

3. Lithology windows
In next step for project user input information describing the general lithology (strata). All data will be default for each other borehole. All boreholes use general lithology description will be update by edit change in this windows.



4. Boreholes list windows
After complete lithology information, user input Boreholes's header in next step.



There are three ways to Input information for each borehole. Complete all boreholes first; move step 5 to input detail of the boreholes or copy borehole data the fix new data.

To copy or paste borehole data: Right click on the data row then chose 'Copy borehole data'

5. Boreholes detail windows
Input information for each borehole, choose the 'borehole data detail' from tool bar or menu View (short cut key is F4) when 'borehole windows' active.
Chose layer name from Drop down, all soil layer are in project lithology. To add or remove some data, click expand table and user edit change.
To update the change, user chose 'Update' from toolbar or close this windows. LogMan will ask you want to Update the changed data.



Repeat steps 5 with other boreholes.
Note:
+ Update data not mean 'Save data'
+ Logman can Arrange all windows, then quick and easy to input data.
+ The description of each borehole log can be different from general lithology.
Notices:

+ The data area must be kept continued and there is no blank (if any blank exists the following rows will be neglected)
+ The data will only be updated when the name of layer and sample is entered.
When we enter the data of boreholes, besides general information about
Project, item,... name of layers, and description, etc, some other information can be added for each single borehole.


Table 1: Lithology layer : Input data of lithology layer available in the borehole.
+Name of layer: Input the name of declared layer in general geological strata.
+ Bottom of layer: Input the depth of the bottom.
+ Lithology description : Software will both default value and adjust description.
+ Grade of weathering.
+ Hardness of rock.
+ Soil and rock grade
+ Symbol 1-4: If Hatch samples are not valid (Not belong to Autocad ),they will not be drawn)
+ Discontinuity (Fracture of rock) density
+ Discontinuity description.
LOGman uses maximum available choices while inputting data, therefore it helps to increase the speed and avoid making mistakes.

Notice: Borehole log descriptions different from general declaration.
If you can put more data to each borehole log if you want. If you want to limit data from the general notices, click SPACE (keyboard) instead of omitting them which helps the program knows that there is no notice here (in order to avoid the case general notices are changed or there is no general notice but you have inputted boreholes data) In that case, the detail data of borehole log have to be changed.
Table 2: Samples data
Input samples data, including:
+Name of samples
+Depth from'
+Depth to: Depth to is automatically added 0.2 m( It can be define by another ways)
Table 3: Text depth data (include SPT data)
To Input another information, principles of the depth from'to are required, There can be one or a lot of information in it.
+ From, To: Depth from '.to'
+ N1, N2, N3: Blows in SPT standard.
+ Core recovery.
+ RQD:(Rock Quality Designation)
+ Time for drilling : started and finished time drilling is split by '''
+ Date for drilling, depth : Date for drilling and depth are split by the '-'
+ Water loss
+ Drilling Method

6. Cross windows
Input data for each cross. If only draw boreholes log, go to step 7. Chose 'Cross data detail' from toolbar ; from Menu View or key F5.



+ Choose the cross not in the list to create a new data, or the cross in list to modify.
+ Input or modify the name of the cross

When cross windows active, panel 'Cross configs' available. User can set configs for each cross there.
+ Options for drawing (vertical and horizontal scale)
+ Distance every from station and elevation.
+ Parameter cross : Name of cross, horizontal and vertical scale, scale bar on the left, scale bar on the right, drawing samples, Drawing title block...
Cross data table: Input and adjust chosen cross data.
+ Distance: It is odd distance among surveyed boreholes, station of terrain.
+ Elevation : is Elevation of drilling or station.
+ Borehole: Name of boreholes in cross.
+ Station: terrain station is not necessary to contain.
+ Remark: Notices in terrain (Sewer, storage, km')
Note: User can input data of terrain by the following ways:
- If file formed TEXT, open in Excel, Notepad... then Copy and paste data in cross.
- If there are horizontal and vertical drawing files of terrain, user can use by putting data of the terrain.
Notices:
It's not acceptable to have any blank row, the rows below the blank row will not be updated.



7. Set configs of drawing
Before establishing a drawing on Autocad, it is necessary to put configuration for the program, Those are choices:
+ Split borehole: Choose menu Tools > Split borehole



+ Hatch Immediate: Chose it if Cross data is simple (and all soil layer join more exactly)
+ Little Cross: A column of Lithology draw nearly Borehole.



Note: LogMan can not join layer with 100% exactly, the cross drawing must be check and fix mistake manual by geo-engineering.
After fix mistake Soil layer, user can quick hatch by name or select point from drawing. Chose them from toolbar or menu Draw > Hatch pattern.

8. Create drawing



Choose the borehole log drawing or cross drawing command from toolbar or menu.
Choose a start point to draw on Acad drawing and wait during running process then you will have drawing.