XY Coordinates Tables

An "XY Coordinates" table is used to define a listing of X,Y coordinate locations to be used to define the panel endpoints in a RockWorks cross section diagram.  While you can interactively draw cross section traces within a program window, RockWorks also allows you to specify a coordinate listing such as this, should you need really precise locations or wish run the program in command (RCL) mode. 

! You can maintain multiple XY Coordinates tables in your project database.  If you assign detailed names they'll be easy to distinguish when you're selecting which to use. XY Coordinates tables can be accessed in the Project Manger, under the Project Tables | Log/Section Tables grouping.

! Each table can contain one polyline only.

Tips:

• Use the Draw | Polyline tool in RockPlot2D to draw a polyline on a map and save it to an XY Coordinates table.
• Use the interactive cross section drawing window to define the section trace, and export the points to an XY Coordinates table.

Here's an example: Let's say you need to create multiple cross sections through your project area of T-Data sampled on different dates.  You could create a borehole location map, draw a series of polylines on the map where the cross sections are to be created, save each to a different XY Coordinates table (named "west", "center", "east", for example), and use these in your RCL script.

Table Format

• Coordinate: The first column simply lists the order of the coordinates that define the cross section panel endpoints and, hence, the panel order.  This can be any real number value, though you'll probably number your rows "1", "2", "3", etc.  The first coordinate pair will represent the start of the cross section, which will be displayed on the left side of the output diagram.  The last coordinate pair will represent the end of the cross section, which will be displayed on the right side of the output diagram.
• X (Easting), Y (Northing): These columns list the X and Y coordinates for the endpoints of the connected cross-section panels. 
   

See also:

• Miscellaneous Project Tables for information about opening, creating new tables, etc.
• Using the RockWare Command Language for information about setting up RockWorks "RCL" scripts.
  
  

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