Follow these steps to adjust how the 3D surface is displayed – as a solid surface, as a mesh of lines, or a grid of points, in RockPlot3D.
- In the Data pane of the window, right-click on the name of the surface to be modified and choose Options. (You can also double-click on the surface's name.)
- Draw Style: Locate this option in the Grid Options window. By clicking the down-arrow you can see the options.
- Solid Filled: Displays as a continuous surface, either single color or gradational colors as defined in the Color Scheme settings.
- Wireframe: The surface will be represented by a wire frame, with lines drawn at the density of the nodes in the grid model from which the surface was created. 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 surface will to be represented by a grid of points, at the density of the nodes in the grid model from which the surface was created. 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 surface. You may need to drag the Options window out of the way to view the display. You do not need to close the Grid 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 surfaces, without even closing the current Grid Options window. Just double-click on another surface name and its Options window will be docked with the others.
These surface styles can be used with any of the surface Color Schemes.
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