Combine Multiple RockPlot3D Files

RockWorks | Graphics | 3D Tools | Merge 2+ Files

This program is used to combine multiple RockPlot3D files (*.Rw3D) into a single Rw3D file. This functions just like the Merge 2 Files menu option, but instead of being limited to two files, it can combine any number of files. The program reads the Rw3D file names from a list you've entered into the RockWorks datasheet. The combined scene is displayed in a new RockPlot3D window. The files to be combined must be RockWorks Rw3D files, and they, as well as any linked files must reside in the project folder.

See the Merge 2 Files program to combine just two Rw3D files.

Feature Level: RockWorks Basic and higher

Menu Options
Step-by-Step Summary

Menu Options

• Data Columns
  • Input File Names: Select from the drop-down list the column in the datasheet in which the Rw3D file names are listed.
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• Output Options: Use these settings to define whether the output scene is to be saved (or displayed as "untitled"), how the file should be named, and whether it is to be displayed after it is created. It also offers export options. (More info)
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Step-by-Step Summary

Follow these steps to create a combined image of two or more Rw3D files.

1. Be sure all of the images to be included in the montage have been saved as Rw3D files, in the current project folder. See Saving RockPlot3D Files for information.
2. Access the RockWorks Datasheet program tab.
3. Type into the datasheet the Rw3D file names, in a single column. Save the file as you wish (File | Save).
   ! Tip: If you set that column to be a "File" type (right-click on the column heading, choose Column Properties, and set the column's Data Type to "File") you can double-click to browse for the name in the current project folder. If you leave the column as a "Text" type, you can simply type in the names.

   

   ! Click the Example button at the top of the window to load a sample file that is installed with the program.

4. Select the RockWorks | Graphics | 3D Tools | Merge 2+ Files menu option.
5. Enter the requested program settings, as described above.
6. Click the Continue button to proceed.

   RockWorks will open the first "Rw3D" file listed in the datasheet. It will then locate the second "Rw3D" file in the sheet and append its contents onto the end of the first file. It will continue in this manner for as many files as are listed in the datasheet. If it cannot locate any of the listed files, they will simply be omitted from the combined scene.

   The completed, combined image will be displayed in a RockPlot3D tab in the options window. If you are combining several files and they are large in size, be patient - this can take a few moments.

7. You can adjust any of the options in the pane to the left and then click the Continue button again to regenerate the 3D scene.
8. View / manipulate the image in RockPlot3D.
   

See also

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