These options are displayed when you double-click on a grid model name in the Project Manger window, or when you right-click on a grid model name and select the Display Grid option.
Menu Options
Step-by-Step Summary
Menu Options
- Input Columns: If you request plotting of 2D map symbols (below) AND if you have data loaded into the Utilities datasheet, you can use these prompts (along the left edge of the Options window) to specify the X and Y locations for the map symbols.
! If you don't plot map symbols, these will be ignored.
- X (Easting): Click here to select the name of the column containing the X or Easting coordinates.
- Y (Northing): Click here to select the name of the column containing the Y or Northing coordinates.
- Create 2-Dimensional Grid Diagram: Insert a check in this check-box if you want to display the selected grid as a 2D map at this time. Expand this heading to set up the 2D map layers (bitmap, symbols, labels, line contours, color-filled contours, labeled cells, and/or map border).
- To activate a layer, insert a mark in its check-box.
- To access the layer's settings, expand the item by clicking on its "+" button. Click on the link above for more information about the 2D Map Layers.
- Create 3-Dimensional Grid Diagram: Insert a check in this check-box if you want to display the selected grid as a 3D surface. Expand this heading to set up the 3D map layers (flat surface, Boolean colors, perimeter, reference cage). You can request both a 2D and 3D representation of the grid model.
- Create Grid Statistics Report: Insert a check here if you want to see a report summarizing the selected grid.
- Include Standard Deviation: Check this box if you want the report to include standard deviation.
- Include Directional Analysis: Check this box to include slope, aspect, and strike computations. Be warned that these can take a few moments for large grid models.
Step-by-Step Summary
- Access the Project Manager pane of the program, along the left side of the RockWorks program window.
- Expand the Grid Models heading, if necessary.
- Double-click on the name of the existing grid model that you wish to work with.
- Select the type(s) of output you want, as listed above.
- Click the Process button to continue.
The program will read the selected .RwGrd file and generate the requested diagram(s) and/or report. They will be displayed in a RockPlot2D tab and/or RockPlot3D tab in the Options window. If you requested a statistics report, it will be displayed in a Text Tab in the Options window.
- You can adjust any of the settings in the Options window and then click the Process button again to regenerate the diagram(s).
! Each time you click the Process button, the existing display(s) will be replaced.
- View / save / manipulate / export / print the diagram in the RockPlot2D or RockPlot3D window.
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