Creating Fault Maps

RockWorks | Utilities | Map | Polyline Maps |
Faults (From Borehole Database)

This is a simple RockWorks Utilities program that reads the contents of a user-created fault table and plots a map depicting the polyline locations.

Menu Options

• Fault polyline table: Click here to select the fault table that contains the fault definitions to be illustrated in this map.
• Line Style: Click here to define how the polyline is to be represented in the map.
• Borders: Insert a check here if you want the map's border to include coordinate tick marks and/or axis labels. Expand this heading to establish the border settings.

Step-by-Step Summary

1. Be sure you have created the fault table which you wish to display as a map. 
2. Select the Fault Map option from the Map menu.
3. Enter the requested menu settings, described above. 
4. Click the Process button to proceed.
   

   The program will create a map illustrating the fault polyline(s) and display the map in a RockPlot2D tab in the Options window.

5. You can adjust any of the mapping options along the left and click the Process button to regenerate the map.
   
   ! Each time you click the Process button, the existing map display will be replaced. 
    
6. View / save / manipulate / print / export the map in the RockPlot2D window.  (More.)

! To append this map to a faulted contour map, use the File | Append option in RockPlot2D.

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