Log Body Items - Pattern Percent Columns

How it's Used
How to Insert a Pattern Percent Column into a Log Design
Menu Settings
How to Review the Settings

Use

How it's used: A Pattern Percent column is used to plot lithology patterns in a column, based on component percentages, as in the column on the left in the example here:

How it works: As you compile your log in LogPlot, the program will locate relative percentage data for declared keywords and intervals that are listed in a Percent datasheet that has the same name. It will plot the appropriate patterns in the Pattern Percent column, the width of each pattern corresponding to that component's percent representation. This is typically used to represent cuttings percentages in a graphic manner.

Alternatives: See the Lithology Pattern column for plotting individual pattern blocks for each depth interval. See the Fillbar Column for more generic pattern-filled columns.

How to…

Insert a pattern percent column in a log design

1. Access the Log Designer window.
   
2. Click in the log body design pane to make it active. (Use the Visible Sections check-boxes to show/hide the different design panes.)
   
3. Cliick on the Percent button in the tool pane.
   
4. Position your mouse pointer where you want the left edge of the column to be, in the body portion of the design screen, and click the left mouse button to place it.
   
5. Enter the requested information in the column Setup window.
   

   

   Name: Enter the name for this Pattern Percent column. Any data in the Percent datasheet that is flagged with the same name will be plotted in this Pattern Percent column.

   Position: These coordinates determine the horizontal placement of the Pattern Percent column in the body of the log. The horizontal coordinates are expressed in decimal inches or centimeters relative to the left edge of the design screen. You may change the column's position by editing these values, or by widening/narrowing the column itself on the work scree (see Moving and Resizing Log Body Components).

6. To accept the displayed information, click the Apply button. You will see the Pattern Percent column placed in the design screen, filled with several pattern designs. You may continue to adjust the settings if necessary; remember to click Apply any time you want your changes applied.
   
7. To close the Pattern Percent Column Setup window, click the Close button.
   

Review the Settings

If you need to access the Options window you can:

• Double-click on the Pattern Percent column.
• Or, right-click on the Pattern Percent column and select Edit Item.
• Or, double-click on the Pattern Percent column in the Item View pane at the bottom of the design window.
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See also

• Move or Resize Log Body Items for information about dragging, resizing, and aligning items.

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