3D Surface Map Layers

Use the 3-D Surface Options button to access the following settings for 3D surfaces.

• Flat vs Relief: 
  • Choose Relief to display the 3D surface such that higher Z values in the grid model display as peaks and lower Z values as valleys.
  • Choose Flat to display the grid model as a color-coded flat surface in the 3D window.
  • • Elevation: Enter the elevation at which the flat surface is to be floated.

  
   

• Faulting:
  • No Faults: Faults, even if present in the grid model, will not be displayed in the 3D view.
  • Show Faults: If the grid model is faulted, you can represent the fault polylines in the 3D display.  For flat 3D surfaces, the fault polyline(s) will be displayed with line segments, whose color and width you can specify. For true 3D surfaces, the fault polyline(s) will be displayed with connected vertical panels; you can choose the panel color. 

• Perimeter:
  • No Skirt: Select this option to display the 3D surface with no perimeter skirt.
  • Skirt: Insert a check in this box if you want the 3D surface to be displayed with a skirt surrounding the base.

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    • Edges:
      • Corners: Check this box to plot lines along corners of skirt.
      • Upper Perimeter:  Check this to plot lines along upper perimeter of skirt.
      • Basal Perimeter:  Check this to plot lines along lower perimeter of skirt.
      • Color: Color to be used when plotting skirt frame.
      • Radius: Radius of tubes that are used when plotting frame elements. The radius is expressed as a percent of your project size.  0.5 is default.

        
         

    • Base Elevation: Defines how the program will determine the elevation at the base of the skirt. 
    • • Automatic: Sets the skirt base elevation equal to the lowest node value within the associated grid model. 
      • Manual: Allows you to specify manually the base elevation for the skirt.
    • Side Panels:
      • Filled: Fills the skirt with a designated color. Use the small drop-down window to select the fill color.
      • Not Filled: The skirt will not be filled with any color.
    • Dividers:
      • With Dividers:  Plots vertical lines depicting grid cells - see the lower set of images to the right. E
        • Color: Choose the divider color
        • Size:  Type in a radius for the divider tubes, as a percent of your project size.
    • No Dividers:  No dividers will be included.

    
     

  • Beveling:
    • Beveled:  Adjusts the lower perimeter of the skirt such that it is larger (or smaller) than the surface model.
      • Offset: Amount (in percent of the diagram size) to enlarge or diminish the the base of the model. Note how the offset may be set to a negative value to produce some interesting effects.
    • No Beveling: 
    • The skirt panels will be vertical.
  • Base Panel:
    • Filled: Fills the underside of the skirt with a solid color.  Use the drop-down window to select the base color.
    • No Filling:  The skirt base will not be color-filled.

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