Utilities Planes Menu - Summary
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Use the tools in the Utilities | Planes menu to read strike and dip data from the Datasheet Editor, and generate a variety of different diagrams or perform a variety of computations. This topic summarizes the tools that are available - click on a link or picture for more information.


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Stereonet: Read planar, linear, or rake data from the data sheet, and display the orientation of these features on a stereonet diagram using points and great circles. Equal angle or equal area projections, optional contours. (More info)

RockWorks: Stereonets


Strike & Dip Map: Read XY locations and strike and dip measurements from the datasheet, and generate a map illustrating the planar orientations with standard strike and dip symbols. (More info)

RockWorks: Strike and Dip maps


3D Strike & Dip Disks: Read XYZ locations and strike and dip measurements from the datasheet, and represent them in 3D space as oriented disks. (More info)

RockWorks: 3D Strike and Dip Disks


Google Earth Strike & Dip Symbols: Read XY locations and strike and dip measurements from the datasheet, and generate a map for display in Google Earth illustrating the planar orientations with standard strike and dip symbols. (More info)

RockWorks: Google Earth Strike and Dip Maps


Google Earth Strike & Dip Disks: Read XYZ locations and strike and dip measurements from the datasheet, and represent them in Google Earth as 3D oriented disks. (More info)

RockWorks: Google Earth Strike and Dip Disks


Three Points -> Dip Direction: Read a list of X1Y1Z1, X2Y2Z2, X3Y3Z3 coordinates and compute the orientation and dip for planes that pass through these points, storing the results within two new datasheet columns. (More info)

RockWorks: 3d Points


Beta Intersections: Read a listing of planar orientations and calculate the lineations resulting from the intersections of all of the planes in the file. (More info)

RockWorks: Beta Intersections


Beta Pairs: Read the orientation data for pairs of planes and calculate the lineations resulting from their intersections. (More info)

Beta Pairs


Polylines -> Planes: Read XYZ polyline coordinates from one or more RockWorks data files (.RwDat) and compute the orientations of planes that pass through the polyline vertices. (More info)


Rotating Dip Data: Rotate 3D features (planes or 3D lineations) by a specified amount, and list the resulting strike and dip (or dip direction, dip angle) values in two new columns of your data sheet. (More info)

RockWorks: Rotating Dips


Convert Strike to Dip Direction: Read a listing of strike bearing measurements and converts them to dip direction. (More info)

RockWorks: 3d Points


XYZ & Dips -> Profile: Read a list of XYZ points and planar orientations, and display the intersection of these planes along a profile "slice". (More info)

RockWorks: 3d Points


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