Creating Project Subsites

Subsites are designed to permit users to viewi and model small areas within a larger project. By creating subsites, it is possible to still have all of the boreholes within a single database rather than creating separate RockWorks project databases.

Step-by-Step Summary

1. Click on the Subsite button to the right of the Project Folder name. When initially clicked,a pull-down menu will appear showing two options.

2. Click the Edit Subsites option. You will see the following window:

3. To create a new subsite, click on the Add button.

4. Enter the Subsite's Name: Type in a name for the Subsite.
   
   
5. Click OK. The subsite name will be shown (see item #1 below), and the subsite dimensions may be manually edited within the Grid & Model Dimensions portion (item #2 below) of the menu.
   

6. Establish the Subsite dimensions. There are several ways to do this:
   
   
   • Type in the minimum and maximum X, Y, and Z coordinates.
   • Select the File | Import Dimensions option from the menubar at the top of the Subsite window.

   

   • Select the Scan Datasheet option from the Edit pulldown within the menubar at the top of the Subsite menu dialog (see below), or clicking on the Scan Boreholes button at the base of the Subsite menu dialog.

   

   • Select the Scan Borehole option from the Edit pulldown within the menubar at the top of the Subsite menu dialog (see below), or clicking on the Scan Borehols button at the base of the Subsite menu.

   

7. Use the Notes tab within the Subsite menu to add miscellaneous notes, including images, relating to the subsite (see example below).

   

8. Click the OK button to accept the Subsite dimensions and notes.
   
   You will be prompted if the boreholes outside the new subsite should be disabled
   
   
9. Disable all of the boreholes outside of the subsite "name" dimensions?
   • Buffer Percent: This represents a percent of the diagonal extent of the Subsite. Holes within this small margin outside the Subsite extents will remain enabled. This can prevent edge effects when plotting maps of adjacent subsites.
   • Enable all boreholes inside the subsite:
     • Check this box if you want the program to enable all of the holes inside the subsite.
     • Uncheck this box if you have intentionally disabled holes within the subsite and don't want the program to re-enable them.
   • Click Yes to turn off all of the holes outside the subsite + buffer.
     
   • Click No to leave borehole enabled/disabled status as-is.
     
     
10. Once the subsites have been defined, switching between them, or switching back to the full project dimensions, is simply a matter clicking on the Subsite pulldown and picking the desired site.

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