Adjusting the Voxel Model Color Scheme

Step-by-Step Summary

Follow these steps to adjust how 3D solid voxel model is to be colored. 

1. In the Data pane of the RockPlot3D window, right-click on the name of the solid model to be modified, and choose Options.
2. Color Scheme: In the Solid Model Options window, locate the Color Scheme drop-down box. By clicking the down-arrow you can see the options. 
   • Gradational:  Color-codes the voxels based on G (geochemical or geophysical "grade") values. Use the Min-Max button to the right to choose the gradational color palette to use.
     • Minimum and Maximum: Use these prompts to set the G value range to be associated with the selected end colors. These will default to the entire G value range. You can type in your own values to illustrate a subset of the G values contained in the solid model. Or, if you are comparing different models with the same color scheme, you can use these prompts to establish the same G value range.
       ! You can click the Info button at the very bottom of the window to see the solid model's G-value range.  
   • Direct: Choose this option if your voxels represent a color model, created by the Colors | Model program, in which the interpolated node values represent actual Windows color integers.  Using this option, RockWorks will display the surface using the stored colors.
   • Color Fill Table:  Choose this if you want the voxels to be color-coded based on G (grade) values, with the custom G-value / Color association listed in a RockWorks Color Fill Table. 
   • Lithology Table:  If the solid model represents lithology types, choose this option to apply the background colors from the Lithology Types table in the RockWorks Borehole Manager database.

   

   
    
   • Stratigraphy Table:  If the solid model represents stratigraphy types, choose this option to apply the background colors from the Stratigraphy Types table in the RockWorks Borehole Manager database.
   • Color File:  Choose this if you want the voxels to be color-coded based on G (grade) values, and if you have a text version of your Color Fill Table. Click the button to browse for the color file to be used.
   • Lithology File: If the solid model represents lithology, and if you have a text version of your Lithology Types table, use this option to color the voxels with the lithology background colors.  Click on the small open-file button to browse for the lithology file to be used.
   • Stratigraphy File:  If the solid model represents stratigraphy, and if you have a text version of your Stratigraphy Types table, use this option to color the voxels with the stratigraphy background colors.  Click on the small open-file button to browse for the stratigraphy file to be used.
      
3. Click the Apply button at any time to view the effect of your color changes on the voxel model. You may need to drag the Options window out of the way to view the display. You do not need to close the Solid Model Options window to apply and see the changes.
   
   ! Using the Apply button tells the program to invoke the changes you have made. You cannot discard changes once they have been applied.

These color schemes can be used with any of the solid model Draw Styles.

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