Plotting Horizontal 3D Storage Tanks

RockWorks | Utilities | 3-D | Horizontal Tubes (Storage Tanks)

This program reads location, elevation, radius and color data from the RockWorks datasheet and draws horizontal 3-dimensional cylindrical tanks at those locations for display in RockPlot3D. Use this to display underground or surface tanks with your 3D images.

Menu Options
Step-by-Step Summary

Menu Options

• Data Columns: The prompts tell RockWorks which columns in the current datasheet contain the input coordinates and other information.
  Click on an existing name to select a different name from the drop-down list.
  • ID: Select the column that lists the names of the tanks, if any. These can be used to label the tanks in the data tree and image within RockPlot3D.
  • X1, Y1: Select the 2 columns in the datasheet that list the Easting and Northing coordinates for one end of the tanks.
  • X2, Y2: Select the 2 columns in the datasheet that list the Easting and Northing coordinates for the other end of the tanks.
  • Elevation: Select the column in the datasheet that list the elevations for the tank bases.
  • Radius: Select the column in which the tank radii are listed.
  • Label Offset: Choose the column where the label offset distances are listed.
  • Color: Select the column in which the tank colors are listed.
    Be sure that the XY coordinate system and the elevation, radius, and offset length units are defined in the datasheet.
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• Tank Options
  • Plot ID Labels: Insert a check in this box to include ID labels with the tanks in the display.
  • Font: Click here to set the font size and color.
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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 (images, infrastructure, reference cage, etc.).
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• Output Options
  
  • Save Output File: Check this to assign a name for the 3D 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 RockPlot3D file.
  • Display Output: Check this option to have the resulting log displayed in RockPlot3D once it is created.
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Step-by-Step Summary

1. Access the RockWorks Datasheet program tab
2. Create a new datasheet and enter or import your location coordinates into the datasheet.
   Or, open one of the sample files and replace that data with your own. (Sample file = "\Documents\RockWorks Data\Samples\Horizontal_Storage_Tanks_01.rwDat".) See Horizontal Tanks Data format for details.
3. Select the Utilities | 3-D | Horizontal Tubes (Storage Tanks) menu option.
4. Enter the requested menu settings, described above.
5. Click the Process button to continue.

   The program will read the indicated tank coordinates and create a 3D diagram that displays their placement using the indicated size and color. The completed diagram will be displayed in a RockPlot3D tab in the Options window.

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

Tip: Use RockPlot3D's File | Append to append an already-saved 3D image for the project onto the view of the horizontal tanks.

See also

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