Follow these steps to adjust how the horizontal or vertical slice is displayed – as a solid surface, as a mesh of lines, or a grid of points, in RockPlot3D. This assumes that you have already displayed an isosurface or all-voxel solid model, and you have inserted horizontal and/or vertical slices. (If not, see Isosurface Settings, Voxel Model Settings, or Color Model Settings.)
- Right-click on the name of the slice to be modified (in the data pane of RockPlot3D) and choose Options. Or, you can double-click on the slice to access its settings.
- Draw Style: In the Slice Options window, locate this drop-down box. By clicking the down-arrow you can see the options.
- Solid Filled: Choose this if the slice is to be displayed as a continuous surface.
- Wireframe: Choose this option if the slice is to be represented by a wire frame, with lines drawn at the density of the solid model into which the slice was inserted. You can adjust the line thickness by increasing or decreasing the numeric setting displayed there. A setting of "1" will result in thin lines.
- Points: The slice is to be represented by a grid of points, at the density of the solid model in which the surface was inserted. You can adjust the point thickness by increasing or decreasing the numeric setting displayed there; a setting of "1" will result in small dots.
- Click the Apply button at any time to view the effect of your style changes on the slice. You may need to drag the Options window out of the way to view the display. You do not need to close the Options window to apply and see the changes.
! Using the Apply button tells the program to invoke the changes you have made. You cannot discard changes once they have been applied.
- You can repeat this process for additional slices, without even closing the current Options window. Just double-click on another slice name and its Options window will be docked with the others.
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