Solid Model Plotting Options

These options are displayed when you double-click on a solid model name in the Project Manager window, or when you right-click on a solid model name and select the Display Solid option.

Menu Options
Step-by-Step Summary

Menu Options

• Data Columns: Use these prompts to define the columns in the RockWorks Datasheet that list the XYZ(G) data from which the solid model was interpolated.
  ! These input prompts will be used ONLY IF you activate the Control Points image layer (see below). These settings will be ignored if you don't turn on the Control Points layer.
  • X (Easting), Y (Northing), Z (Elevation): Choose the datasheet columns where these input data are stored. These define the 3D location of the sample points.
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• 3D Solid Diagram
  Insert a check here to display the solid model as a 3D diagram.
  Click this tab to set up the diagram options.
  
  • Block Diagram
    • Isosurface: Click in the Isosurface radio button to display the solid model as if enclosed in a "skin." This view will be smoother than a voxel display. (More info)
    • Voxels: Click in the Voxels radio button to represent the solid model in the 3D display as color-coded voxels. You can choose to display either the Full Voxel, or just the Midpoint. Display of the midpoint only can significantly improve display time for huge models.
    • Color Scheme: Choose the color scheme for the block model - automatic, table-based, etc. (More info)
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  • Isomesh: Check this box to plot a series of polylines that represent three-dimensional contours at a user-defined cutoff. Click this tab to establish the settings. (More info)
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  • Other 3D Solid Diagram Options: Use these checkboxes to append other layers to your 3D scene. (Summary)
    
    • Striplogs: Append striplogs to your 3D scene. (More info)
    • Draped Image: Include an image in this 3D scene, draped over an existing grid surface. (More info)
    • Floating Image: Include an image in this 3D scene, floating at a specified elevation. (More info)
    • Points: Display the 3D control points in the diagram. (More info)
      ! Note: This option only applies to the data that is loaded into the current Datasheet. If the data is being loaded from an ASCII file, thereby bypassing the datasheet, the Control Points setting will have no effect (i.e. no control points will appear within the final diagram)
      
    • Perimeter Cage Include a 3D reference cage around the 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 triangle meshes 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: Use these settings to define whether the output scene is to be saved (or displayed as "untitled"), how the file should be named, and whether it is to be displayed after it is created. It also offers export options. (More info)
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Step-by-Step Summary

1. Click on the Project Manager tab in the main program window.
2. Expand the Solid Models heading, if necessary.
3. Double-click on the name of the existing solid model (.RwMod file) that you wish to visualize.
4. Select the type of output you want, as listed above.
5. Click the Continue button to proceed.

   RockWorks will read the selected solid model file and generate the requested diagram, which will be displayed in a RockPlot3D tab in the Options window.

6. You can adjust any of the settings in the Options window and then click the Continue button again to regenerate the diagram.
7. View / save / manipulate / export / print the diagram in the RockPlot3D window.
   

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