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)
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)
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)
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)
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)
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)
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)
Beta Pairs: Read the orientation data for pairs of planes and calculate the lineations resulting from their intersections. (More info)
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)
Convert Strike to Dip Direction: Read a listing of strike bearing measurements and converts them to dip direction. (More info)
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)
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