Dips
Mining software
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What is Dips
Dips is a structural geology and rock mass characterization software used to analyze orientation data such as joints, faults, bedding, and lineations. It supports stereonet-based visualization and statistical analysis to help geologists and geotechnical engineers interpret structural domains and assess rock mass behavior for mining and civil projects. Typical use cases include core logging interpretation, pit slope and underground stability studies, and reporting of discontinuity sets. The product is commonly deployed as a desktop tool focused on structural data analysis rather than full mine planning workflows.
Strong stereonet analysis tools
Dips provides stereographic projection workflows for plotting planes, poles, and lineations and for identifying discontinuity sets. It supports common structural geology calculations (e.g., mean set orientation and dispersion measures) used in geotechnical interpretation. This makes it well-suited for teams that need focused structural analysis alongside broader geology and mine planning toolchains.
Geotechnical reporting workflows
The software supports producing plots and summaries that are commonly required in geotechnical and structural geology reporting. It helps standardize interpretation of core and mapping measurements across projects by using consistent plotting and set definition methods. This can reduce manual effort compared with spreadsheet-based stereonet work.
Fits specialized engineering use
Dips targets discontinuity and structural domain interpretation, which complements broader mine modeling and design systems. It is typically used by engineering geologists and geotechnical engineers who need to move from field/core measurements to interpretable structural sets. This specialization can be advantageous when the primary requirement is rock mass structure analysis rather than full resource modeling.
Not a full mine platform
Dips focuses on structural orientation analysis and does not replace end-to-end mine planning, scheduling, or resource estimation systems. Organizations still need separate tools for block modeling, pit/underground design, and production planning. Integration between structural interpretation outputs and downstream mine design may require manual steps depending on the workflow.
Desktop-centric deployment model
The product is primarily used as a desktop application, which can limit browser-based collaboration and centralized governance compared with modern cloud platforms. Multi-user data management, versioning, and auditability often depend on external systems and internal processes. This can add overhead for larger teams managing many projects and datasets.
Narrow data scope
Dips is optimized for orientation/discontinuity datasets and related plots, not for broad geoscience data types such as full 3D implicit modeling, geostatistics, or complex surface/solid modeling. Users may need additional software for 3D geological modeling and for integrating multiple data sources (drillholes, assays, geophysics, surfaces). As a result, it typically serves as a specialist component in a larger geology and mining software stack.
Plan & Pricing
| Plan | Price | Key features & notes |
|---|---|---|
| Personal Lease | $749 per year | One seat, one user device; cloud-hosted licensing; managed in RocPortal. Lease licenses are for a 1-year lease period (vendor pricing page). |
| Flexible+ Lease | $1,399 per year | Multiple seats; unlimited user devices per seat; cloud-hosted licensing; managed in RocPortal. Lease licenses are for a 1-year lease period (vendor pricing page). |
| Personal | $749 | Shown on vendor pricing table under "Personal" column. See vendor pricing page for license-type details. |
| Flexible | $1,199 | Shown on vendor pricing table under "Flexible" column. See vendor pricing page for license-type details. |
Seller details
Rocscience Inc.
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
1996
Private
https://www.rocscience.com/
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