Exporting RockPlot2D Maps to RockPlot3D

RockPlot2D| File | Export | RockPlot3D
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RockWorks | Graphics | 2D Tools | Export | RockPlot2D -> RockPlot3D

This program is used display an existing RockPlot 2D image (Rw2D file) in RockPlot 3D, either draped over a grid model or floating at a particular elevation.

Menu Options
Step-by-Step Summary
Tips

Menu Options

• Input (2D) File: (Graphics menu only): Click to the right to browse for the Rw2D file, already saved in RockPlot2D, to be exported. This file must have already been saved in the RockPlot2D window. See Saving RockPlot2D Images.
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• Conversion Options
  • Text Options:
    
    • 3D Font: Click to select a font type and size for any text in the 2D image.
    • Omit Text Altogether: Check this to omit any text in the RockPlot2D diagram when exported.
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  • Drape: Check this option to drape the RockPlot2D map over a RockWorks grid model, so that the 2D image takes on the elevation (shape) of the underlying grid surface.
    • Grid: Click to the right to browse for the name of the grid model (RwGrd file) over which the map is to be draped.
    • Layer Name: Type in a name for this layer; it will simply be used to label the draped image in RockPlot3D.
    • Input = Contour Lines based on Reference Grid: Insert a check here if the Rw2D file contains contour lines which were generated from the input grid (above). By checking this box, you can avoid vertical crenulations.

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    • Vertical Offset: Here you can specify a vertical offset if you want to bump the RockPlot2D map a little above or below the grid elevations, which can prevent interference of intersecting surfaces in RockPlot3D.
    • Note that the RockPlot2D image must lie within the same coordinate range as the data in the selected grid model for the draping to take effect.
    • Here is an image of a 2D land grid map of section boundaries shown after draping over a grid surface and displaying in RockPlot3D.

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    • Set Transparent Color: Check this box to specify a specific color in the RockPlot2D diagram to be displayed transparent. For example if the image has a white background and you would like that part to be see-through, you would select white.
      If activated, click on the color box to choose the image color that is to be set to transparent.
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  • Float: Check this to float the image as a flat plane at a particular elevation.
    • Elevation: Click to the right to type in the elevation at which the RockPlot2D diagram is to be floated.
    • Set Transparent Color: Check this box to specify a specific color in the RockPlot2D diagram to be displayed transparent. For example if the image has a white background and you would like that part to be see-through, you would select white.
      If activated, click on the color box to choose the image color that is to be set to transparent.
    • Layer Name: Type in a name for this layer; it will simply be used to label the floating image in RockPlot3D.
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  • Other 3D Diagram Options: Use these checkboxes to append other layers to your 3D scene. (Summary)
    
    • Striplogs: Append striplogs to your 3D scene. (More info)
    • Perimeter Cage Include a 3D reference cage around the lithology solid diagram. (More info)
    • Legends: Include one or more legends with the diagram.(More info)
    • Infrastructure: Display buildings, pipes, or other infrastructure with your 3D scene. (More info)
    • Faults: Include 3D fault ribbons with this scene. (More info)
    • Other 3D Files: Include other, existing, RockPlot3D ".Rw3D" files in this scene. (More info)
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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. From RockPlot2D: If necessary, open the Rw2D file you wish to export. (See Opening Plot Files.) Then, select the File | Export | RockPlot3D command from the RockPlot2D menu.
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   From the main menu: Select the Graphics | 2D Tools | Export | RockPlot2D -> RockPlot3D menu option.
2. Enter the requested menu items, described above.
3. Click the Process button to continue.

   The program will read the contents of the RockPlot2D window or the specified Rw2D file and translate the contents to a RockPlot3D-compatible XML format. Any additional layers that you activated will be included. The resulting image will be displayed automatically in a new RockPlot3D window or in a RockPlot3D tab in the current window.

4. From here you can save the image, append it to another RockPlot3D view, and more. See RockPlot3D Overview for details.
   

Tips

• Any polygons drawn in RockPlot2D will be exported as opaque to the 3D window.
• Pattern-filled polygons will be exported with color-fills only since the line patterns are not supported in the 3D window.
• If it's important for polygon transparency and patterns to be displayed in the 3D scene, you should export the RockPlot2D graphic to a raster image (such as JPG or PNG), then display that image in RockPlot3D via the Imagery | Drape or Imagery | Float programs.
  
  

See also

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