Create Rose Diagrams from Fracture Data

RockWorks | Borehole Manager | Fractures | Rose Diagram

This program reads fracture data for all enabled boreholes and generates a directional diagram that depicts the orientations of the features.

See also
     Create Rose Diagram Maps

Feature Level: RockWorks Standard and higher

Menu Options
Step-by-Step Summary

Menu Options

• Diagram Options
  Click on this tab to set up the rose diagram appearance.
  • Diagram Style: Select either Full for a full, 360-degree rose, or Half for a northern-half rose.
  • Type of Analysis: These define what the petal length is to represent.
    • Occurrences Per Bin: Choose this if the petals are to represent the number of measurements in each bin.
    • Percent of Total Population: Choose this if the petals are to represent the percent of all measurements represented in each bin.
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  • Azimuth Filters: Activate one or both bearing filters for the data to be processed.(More info)
  • Rotate: Rotate all measurements in degrees clockwise from North (0 to 360). (More info)
  • Bi-directional: Define your data as uni-directional (unchecked) or bi-directional (checked). (More info)
  • Circles: Include concentric reference circles (full rose) or arcs (half rose) that signify percent or total length. (More info)
  • Rays: Include reference rays, which extend from the center of the rose outward. (More info)
  • Petals: Plot the rose petals and establish their options. (More info)
  • Mean Ray: Include the mean vector ray, which represents the mean vector computed from your data set. (More info)
  • Mean Error: Include an arc that represents the interval around the vector mean that most likely contains the true population mean direction. (More info)
  • Title: Include a title at the top of the diagram. (More info)
  • Legend: Include a legend with computed statistics and some diagram settings. (More info)
  • Diameter: Establish the maximum diameter and minimum diameter settings. (More info)
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• Other 2D Diagram Options
  Use these checkboxes to append other layers to your diagram.
  Click each tab to set up the 2D diagram layers.
  • Other 2D Files: Append other saved Rockplot2D diagrams
  • Peripherals: Add a logo, title block, or other peripheral items to your diagram.
  • Border: Include a solid-line border around the entire diagram.
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• Output Options: Use these settings to define whether the output graphic is to be displayed after it is created and how/whether it is to be saved in a file in the project folder. (More info)
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Step-by-Step Summary

1. Access the RockWorks Borehole Manager program tab.
2. Enter/import your fracture data if you have not done so already.
3. Enable the boreholes whose data are to be included in the diagram.
4. Select the Borehole Operations | Fractures | Rose Diagram menu option.
5. Enter the requested program settings, described above.
6. Click the Continue button to proceed.

   The program will generate a rose diagram that depicts the orientations of the fracture bearings based on the input data and plotting parameters. The diagram will be displayed in a RockPlot2D tab in the Options window, if requested.

7. You can adjust any of the program settings in the Options tab to the left and click the Continue button to regenerate the diagram.
8. View / save / manipulate / print / export the diagram in the RockPlot2D window.
   

See also

• Adding this program to your Playlist
• Adding this program to your Favorites
• Save/load/view menu settings
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