Floating Multiple Images at Defined Elevations

Rockworks | Graphics | Images | Float | Multiple

Use this program to display one or more bitmap images as 3D horizontal panels. Supported bitmap formats include: BMP, JPG, EMF and WMF, PCX, PNG, TGA, and TIFF.

Menu Options
Step-by-Step Summary

Menu Options

• Data Columns: Use these prompts to define the columns in the current datasheet which contain the input data.
  • File Name: Select the column that lists the name(s) of the raster image(s) to be shown on panels. Supported file types are shown above.
    Tip: use the File | Import | Create File List program to quickly create a list of specified file names.
  • Layer Name: Select the column in which the layer names are listed. These will simply be used to label the panels in RockPlot3D.
  • X, Y South-West: Select the columns in the datasheet that list the Easting and Northing coordinates for the southwest corner of the bitmap.
    These can be defined in your project coordinates or other coordinate system. See Defining your Datasheet Coordinates for more information.
  • X, Y North-West: Select the columns that list the Easting and Northing, and elevation coordinates for the northwest corner of the bitmap.
  • X, Y North-East: Select the columns that list the Easting and Northing coordinates for the northeast corner of the bitmap.
  • X, Y South-East: Select the columns listing the Easting and Northing coordinates for the southeast corner of the bitmap.
  • Z (Elevation): Select the column that lists the elevation for each image.
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• Panel Options
  • Set Transparent Color: Insert a check in this box if you want to specify a specific color in the bitmap images to be displayed transparent. Click the color box to choose the color.
    For example if the images have a white background and you would like that part to be see-through, you would select white. This color will be applied to all of the images.
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• Other 3D Diagram Options
  Use these checkboxes to append other layers to your 3D scene.
  Click each tab to set up the 3D diagram layers (infrastructure, reference cage, etc.).
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• Output Options
  
  • Save Output File: Check this to assign a name for the scene in advance, rather than displaying it as Untitled.
    • Automatic: Choose this option to have RockWorks assign the name automatically. It will use the name of the current program plus a numeric suffix, plus the ".Rw3D" file name extension.
    • Manual: Choose this option to type in a name of your own for this file.
  • Display Output: Check this option to have the resulting scene displayed in RockPlot3D once it is created.

Step-by-Step Summary

1. Access the Rockworks Datasheet program tab.
2. Open a data file that contains a listing of bitmap image names and the real-world coordinates of each corner. (More info)
3. Select the Images | Float | Multiple menu option.
4. Enter the requested menu settings, described above.
5. Click the Process button to continue.

   The program will read the indicated bitmap image(s), assign them the indicated coordinates, and display them as horizontal panels in a RockPlot3D tab in the Options window.

6. You can adjust any of the options along the left (such as transparent color) and click the Process button to regenerate the 3D scene.
7. View / save / manipulate / print / export the image in the RockPlot3D window.
   

See also

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