Setting the Map or Diagram Extents

RockPlot2D | View | Set Diagram Extents

Use this menu option to change the coordinate extents of the map or diagram displayed in the RockPlot2D window. 

Menu Options

• Diagram Extents: The West, North, East, and South prompts display the current edge coordinates in the RockPlot2D map or diagram.  To change the coordinates, you have several options:
  • You can type in new coordinates to increase or decrease the extents along any axis.
  • Additional Margins (%): Use these settings to increase the image extents by a specific percent along all axes or individual axes. Once established, you must then click on the Scan Extents button (below) to scan the current coordinates and then add the requested margins.
  • Scan Extents: Click this button to scan the current map or diagram to reset the extents.  The extents will be set to the minimum and maximum coordinates of the objects in the image, plus any margin percent established.
  • Output Dimensions: Click this button to reset the extents to those listed in the current output dimensions.

Step-by-Step Summary

1. If necessary, open a RockPlot2D map, section, or diagram. (See Opening Plot Files.) 
2. Select the View | Set Diagram Extents option.
3. Adjust the diagram coordinate extents as described above.
4. Click OK to save any changes, or Cancel to return to the image.
   
   

See also

• Changing the Screen Scaling (stretch, best-fit, vertical exaggeration)
• Zoom in and out of the screen image
• Rescaling 2D Plot files
• Setting the Diagram Type, Units, and Projection
• Converting coordinates
• Printing RockPlot2D Files regarding print scaling
  
  

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