Insert a RockPlot Map or Diagram into a ReportWorks Page

ReportWorks | Tools | RockPlot (Rw2D)

Use the RockPlot (Rw2D) menu option or toolbar button to insert into a ReportWorks page a map, cross-section, or other 2D diagram generated by RockPlot2D (RockWorks) and saved as an ".Rw2D" file. You can adjust the diagram's scaling, clipping, outline, and fill pattern/color. See the Raster tool for inserting more generic graphic images, including LogPlot logs.

! This tool places into the ReportWorks document only RockPlot files generated in RockWorks16 and newer. These files have a file name extension ".Rw2D". If you need to place an older ".RK6" file created by an earlier version of RockWorks, you'll need to first open that file in RockPlot2D and resave in the newer graphic format.

Menu Options

• RockPlot (Rw2D): Click on this tab to define the RockPlot2D image to be placed on the page, and to define its scaling and settings.
  • File: First, click on the small open-file button to browse for the Rw2D file to be placed on the page. Rw2D files are created/saved in the RockPlot2D program.
    • Link: Choose Link to have ReportWorks store only the name and path of the Rw2D file being inserted, so that it reads the contents of the Rw2D file from the external file location. Note that the full path of the file is stored, so that if the ReportWorks document and Rw2D files are relocated, you'll need to re-browse for the image to re-link it.
      • Benefits: The ReportWorks file stays smaller, and you can update the location or name of the Rw2D file at any time.
      • Drawbacks: You need to be sure to keep the linked Rw2D file with the ReportWorks file so that the linking will remain intact.
    • Embed: Choose Embed to simply store the contents of the Rw2D file in the ReportWorks document.
      • Benefits: You don't have to worry about keeping linked Rw2D images available for the ReportWorks document.
      • Drawbacks: The ReportWorks file size increases.
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  • Scaling: Use these settings to adjust how the image is to be scaled within the defined image boundary. The scale values are reported in graphic units per inch or per centimeter. The image units default to inches or centimeters, as you've defined your page units, but they can be specified differently for this image. Note that for any scaling change to take effect, you'll need to click on the Apply button.
    • Best Fit (Equal): This is the default setting, in which the horizontal and vertical axes of the map or diagram are plotted at the same scale (number of map or diagram units per inch or cm of paper). You'll see the report of the current horizontal (X) and vertical (Y) scales to the right. This may be the scaling you choose for display of maps, generic RockWorks diagrams such as ternary plots, or relatively deep or short cross sections.
    • Stretch: Click in this radio button if you want the diagram to be stretched to fill the defined image boundary, which is likely to result in the horizontal and vertical axes being plotted at different scales (number of map/diagram units per inch). As above, once the stretch is applied, the current X and Y scales and vertical exaggeration are displayed to the right. This may be the scaling option you use for long/shallow cross sections or profiles.
    • Units: This will default to the units you've defined for your page, but you can change the units for this RockPlot image if you wish. The current scales information will reference the current Units setting.
    • Custom: If you need to display the RockPlot diagram at a specific scaling, click the Custom button. You'll need to enter two of the three settings below. Note that it's entirely possible for you to establish scales or an exaggeration that will cause the image to exceed the image boundary you defined. You'll be able to tell once you click the Apply button.
      • Easting (X): Type in the number of units per inch or centimeter at which the horizontal axis of the map/diagram is to be displayed on the page. If you enter this plus the vertical scale, below, the program will compute automatically the represented vertical exaggeration.
      • Northing (Y): Type in the number of units per inch or centimeter at which the vertical axis of the map/diagram is to be displayed. If you enter this scale, plus the horizontal scale, above, the program will compute automatically the represented vertical exaggeration.
      • Exaggeration: If you've entered a horizontal and vertical scale, above, the vertical exaggeration that's represented will be shown. If you prefer to define the custom scale by entering one known scale and the vertical exaggeration, that's not a problem. As you adjust the exaggeration, the program will adjust the affected scale: Exaggeration values > 1 will update the vertical scale, and exaggeration values < 1 will update the horizontal scale. For this reason, it may be a good idea to first use the Stretch option to fill the defined image boundary with the image, and then use the Custom option to override with your preferred settings.
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  • Additional options:
    • Clipping: Insert a check here if any portion of the RockPlot image that extends outside of the defined image boundary is to be clipped. If left unchecked, with no clipping activated, image portions that lie outside the defined boundary will be displayed. (Images can extend beyond the defined boundary if the scaling settings above are set as such.)
    • Force Black/White: Insert a check here if the Rw2D image is to be displayed in black and white only, typically for printing purposes.
    • Margins/Offsets: These settings are used to adjust the placement of the image within the defined boundary. The numeric values you enter represent inches or centimeters, as you've defined the page units. Note that if you define Custom scaling, increase the margin size, and click Apply, it's possible for the Rw2D image to extend beyond the boundary.
    • Fixed Pattern Scaling: Insert a check here if you wish to increase or decrease the density of the patterns, particularly if the Rw2D image is being displayed at a large vertical exaggeration.
      • Horizontal Factor: Use this prompt to adjust the horizontal scaling of the patterns. The greater the number you enter, the less dense the pattern will appear. If you are compensating for a large vertical exaggeration in a cross section diagram, for example, you may want to make the vertical scalar a smaller value than the horizontal scalar.
      • Vertical Factor: Use this prompt to adjust the vertical scaling of the patterns. As above, the greater the number you enter, the less dense the pattern will appear along this axis.
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  • Layer: Select the layer to which the Rw2D image is to be assigned by clicking on the down-arrow button.
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• Outline Options: Click on the Outline tab in the Options window to access these settings:
  • Style: Click in this drop-down box to choose the line style for the RockPlot image perimeter, such as None for no outline, Solid for a solid outline, or Dashed for a dashed outline.
  • Color: Choose the outline color by clicking in the color box and making your selection.
  • Width: If the style is set to Solid, you can designate a line width by typing in an integer value, with 0 equaling thin lines, widening as the integer increases. Non-solid lines (dashed, dot-dashed, etc.) are set automatically to a thin width.
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• Fill Options: Click on the Fill tab to access these settings:
  • Stock Fills: If you want the image background to be filled with a solid color, with no color, or with a "stock" design, click in the Stock Fills radio button. Choose the Fill type using the drop-down box.
    • Solid = solid color fill for the background.
    • None = no fill for the background.
    • Horizontal -> Diagonal = the background will be filled with the selected design.
  • RockWare Patterns: If you want the image background to be filled with one of the patterns in the RockWare library, click in this radio button. Click on the Select button to choose a pattern from the library.
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Step-by-Step Summary

1. Create a new ReportWorks document or open an existing document as necessary.
2. Click on the name of the Layer into which you want to insert the graphic.
3. Click on the RockPlot (Rw2D) toolbar button or choose the Tools | RockPlot (Rw2D) menu option.
4. Use your mouse to position the cursor in the page where the one corner of the image is to be placed, and click and hold the left mouse button to insert it.
5. With the button still pressed in, drag to the location of the diagonal corner point, and release the mouse button. As you drag, you'll see a "rubber band" image of the shape's outline.
6. The program will display the RockPlot Options dialog box. Browse for the image to be inserted and establish its settings as described above. Click Apply to apply the settings you've chosen.
7. Click Close to close the RockPlot Options window.
8. You can access the image's options at any time by double-clicking on the image or by right-clicking and choosing Properties.
9. You can resize the image block by first single-clicking on the image to see the boundary "handles." Then, click and hold on any of the handles on the corners or edges and drag to the new position. Release the mouse button when the boundary's edges are in the correct position.
10. Reposition the image as you wish by clicking and holding anywhere on the text and dragging it to the new location.
    

See also

• Working with Layers

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