Open a RockPlot3D Scene

RockPlot3D | File | Open

The RockPlot2D program can be used to open an existing 3-dimensional RockWorks graphic file, such as a 3D fence diagram or block model, that has been saved as a RockWorks ".Rw3D" file.

! RockPlot3D will open "RW3DXML" created by RockWorks2006 - RockWorks15, and "R3D" files created by RockWorks2002 - RockWorks2004. See Opening Older Files for information.

Step-by-Step Summary

1. Access RockPlot3D if necessary. (See Creating a new RockPlot3D window.)
2. Click on the RockPlot3D File button and choose Open. (Or, click on the File menu and choose Open.)
   - OR -
   Choose the Recent Files option to see a list of recently-viewed files.
   
3. Browse for the Rw3D file you wish to display, accessing other drives or folders as necessary. The program will close any existing file, and load the contents of the selected Rw3D file.
   
4. At this time you can proceed to adjust the view (exaggeration, rotation, etc.), manipulate the display, append another Rw3D file, print the view, etc.
   

Tips

Problems loading? Note the following:

RockPlot3D stores the current 3D view in an "Rw3D" file. Some of the information in the view is recorded in the XML file itself; this includes all of the reference and data item names, whether the items are set to "on" or "off", their current attributes, elevation and fence grid models (.RwGrd files), solid models (.RwMod files) and much more.

What is not stored in the Rw3D file, however, and remain linked to the scene, are bitmap images that may be displayed in the 3D view. Instead, the file names are stored in the Rw3D file, and then RockPlot3D loads the image from the linked file(s).

The names of files linked to the current view are displayed in the "Linked File List" pane of the RockPlot3D window. RockPlot3D assumes that all files referenced in the Rw3D are stored in the same folder as the Rw3D file.

So, what this means is that if the Rw3D file and any linked bitmap images or other files get separated you may see the following message when RockPlot3D tries to open that Rw3D file, or append that Rw3D file to another file:

Filename has been moved. Do you want to browse for this file?

• Click Yes if you want to locate the missing file(s), and use standard Windows procedures to change folders and/or drives as necessary.
• Click No if you prefer not to locate the missing file(s), and the view will be loaded without those data elements.
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See also

• RockWorks Project Manager for other ways to open a saved scene
• Zip a RockPlot3D view and its linked files
• Open Older RockPlot3D Files
• Save RockPlot3D Files
• Append Files
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