Exporting Borehole Data to LogPlot Dat Files

RockWorks | Borehole Manager | File |
Export | Multiple Tables | LogPlot (DAT)

This RockWorks Borehole Manager program will export the data tables for one, all, or enabled boreholes to an ASCII DAT file that can be used in the RockWare LogPlot program.

Menu Options
Step-by-Step Summary

Menu Options

• Directory to Save LogPlot Dat Files: Click here to browse for the folder where the LogPlot data files are to be stored. You can choose the current folder, browse to a different folder, or create a new folder.
• Borehole Data to export:
  • Current Borehole Only: Choose this option to export the data for the active borehole record only.
  • Enabled Boreholes: Click in this radio button if only the activated (checked) boring records are to be exported.
  • All Boreholes: Click in this radio button of all boreholes in the current project should be exported.
• Fracture Field for Value: RockWorks Fracture measurements (depth, bearing, dip, aperture, radius) are ported to LogPlot Tadpole tabs (depth, bearing, dip, value). Here you need to decide which RockWorks measurement, if any, is to be recorded in the LogPlot value field.
• Bitmap Disposition: If you have file names stored in the RockWorks Bitmaps table (for display of the images in your logs), you have a choice of whether the files are copied to the LogPlot folder or simply linked to their current location.
  • Copy Bitmaps to the new location: Choose this option to create copies of the referenced image files in the LogPlot output folder.  The file names as listed in the LogPlot DAT files will not contain full path information. This can be a good choice if you'll be sharing these files or moving these files to another computer, since LogPlot assumes the current folder if no path information is given.  However, if any of the image files are updated, you'll need to be sure they get copied to the other folder.
  • Link to Bitmaps in their current location: Choose this option to link the bitmap names in the DAT files, storing the full paths to their current location.  This can be a good choice if you don't anticipate moving your files or folders or don't want to hassle with managing copies.
  • See our support forum topic regarding sharing LogPlot images: http://www.rockware.com/forum/index.php?showtopic=45
• End of Text Character: LogPlot uses a special character to note the end of each lithology interval. By default this character is a carat ("^").  Though you won't see this character in the LogPlot data editor, you will see it if you open the DAT file into a text editor.  If you have set up LogPlot to use a different character, enter that here.
• Default Symbol Size: RockWorks establishes plotting size of log symbols in the program options windows, while LogPlot stores log symbol sizes in the data file itself.  Enter here the default size for your log symbols, in either inch or centimeter dimensions, as you've established in LogPlot.  The default setting is 0.5.
• Positive Depths: Check this option if you use positive depths in your LogPlot data files.  If disabled, the data will be recorded in the DAT files with negative depths.

Step-by-Step Summary

1. Access the Borehole Manager if necessary.
2. Open the project to be exported, if necessary.
3. Select the single borehole, or enable the multiple boreholes to be exported, if you won't be exporting them all.
4. Choose the File | Export | Multiple Tables | LogPlot (DAT) menu option.
5. Enter the menu options, described above.
6. Click OK at the bottom of the window to proceed with the export.

The program will create a LogPlot DAT file for each requested borehole, storing the file in the requested folder.  If requested, any image files will be copied to the output folder. 

Here's a listing of the RockWorks data types and the corresponding LogPlot data tab:

See also

• Summary of the RockWorks database tables
• RockWorks Fracture Data

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