Creating a 3-Dimensional Perimeter

RockWorks | Utilities | Grafix | 3D-Utilities | Perimeter

This program reads a list of X, Y coordinates and creates a series of vertical panels that may be used to show a project area perimeter within a 3D diagram.

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Step-by-Step Summary


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Step-by-Step Summary

  1. Access the RockWorks Utilities program tab.
  2. Create a new datasheet and enter or import your vertex coordinates into the datasheet.
    Or, open one of the sample files and replace that data with your own. (In this example, the sample file = "RockWorks17 Data\Samples\Project_Perimeter_01.rwDat")

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  1. Select the Grafix | 3D-Utilities | Perimeter menu option.
  2. Enter the requested menu settings, described above.
  3. Click the Process button to continue.

The program will read the indicated XY location coordinates and create a connected series of panels between the coordinates, extending from the base to top elevations declared in the datasheet.  They will be displayed in a RockPlot3D tab in the Options window. 

  1. You can adjust any of the options along the left (color, elevation, etc.) and click the Process button to regenerate the 3D image.

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    Each time you click the Process button, the existing display will be replaced. 
     
  2. View / save / manipulate / print / export the image in the RockPlot3D window. 

 

Tip: If you need help defining the perimeter coordinates, you can use the RockPlot2D Digitize | Polygon tool to digitize a polygon on a map, use the Data | Copy Numeric Data to Clipboard option to copy the XY coordinates to the clipboard, and then paste them into the Utilities datasheet. 



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