Utilities Planes Menu - Summary

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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 and perform a variety of computations. This topic summarizes the tools that are available - click on a link or picture for more information.

Table of Contents

Stereonet Diagrams		Three-Point Calculations
Strike and Dip Maps		Strike and Dip Disks (3D)		Structural Grids & Contours from Dip Angle & Direction
Beta Intersections Calculations		Rotate Planes		Convert Strike -> Dip Direction

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Stereonet Diagram: 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.)

Three-Point Calculators: Two versions are available:

• Single Point: Read a single X1Y1Z1, X2Y2Z2, X3Y3Z3 triplet, compute the orientation and dip of the plane, and generate a simple contour map.

• Multiple Points: 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.

Strike and Dip Maps: 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.)

Strike and Dip Diagram (3D): Read XYZ locations and strike and dip measurements from the datasheet, and represent them in 3D space as oriented disks. (More.)

Dip Direction & Angle -> Grid: Read XY points, elevations, dip direction and dip angle measurements from the datasheet, and create a grid model representing the structural elevations; display the grid as a 2D map or 3D surface. (More.)

Beta Intersections Calculations: Two versions are available:

• Planar pairs: Read the orientation data for pairs of planes and calculate the lineations resulting from their intersections.

• All planes: Read a listing of planar orientations and calculate the lineations resulting from the intersections of all of the planes in the file.

Rotating Planar 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.)

Convert Strike to Dip Direction: Read a listing of strike bearing measurements and converts them to dip direction. (More.)

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