Converting XYZ Coordinates to Distance/Bearing/Inclination

RockWorks | Utilities | Coords | XYZ->Polar

This program is used to convert a list of xyz coordinates into a borehole-style list of polar coordinates (i.e. distance, bearing, inclination). This program is intended for occasions when you might need to treat a list of XYZ points as a borehole (i.e. converting the data into the Borehole Manager orientation table).  The resulting coordinates are stored in two columns in the main datasheet.

Menu Options
Step-by-Step Summary
 

Menu Options

• Input Columns: Specify these in the left pane of the program window.
• • X (Easting): Click on the X (Easting) item to select the name of the column in the datasheet that contains the existing X (Easting) Cartesian coordinates to be translated.
    Be sure you define your coordinate system and units. See Defining your Datasheet Coordinates for more information.
  • Y (Northing): Click on the Y (Northing) item to select the name of the column in the datasheet that contains the existing Y (Northing) Cartesian coordinates to be translated.
  • Z (Elevation): Click on this item to select the name of the column in the datasheet that contains the Z or elevation coordinates to be translated.
    
    
• Output Columns: Declare the columns for the computed coordinates in the middle-left pane. Any existing data in these columns will be overwritten.
• • Bearing: Click on the Bearing item to select the name of the column in the current datasheet into which the computed bearing (0 to 360 degrees) are to be recorded. Be warned that any existing data in the columns will be overwritten.
  • Distance: Click on the Distance item to select the name of the column in the current datasheet into which the computed distance measurements are to be recorded.
  • Inclination: Click on this item to select the name of the datasheet column into which the computed inclination measurements are to be recorded.  RockWorks will use a convention in which "0" represents a horizontal line, "-90" points straight down, and "90" points straight up.
    
    
• Decimals: Click on the Decimal Places item to specify the number of decimal places for the output distance, bearing, and inclination measurements.
  
  

Step-by-Step Summary

1. Access the Utilities program tab. 
2. Open or create a data file containing the X Y Z coordinates, in a Cartesian coordinate system, to be translated. 
3. Select the Utilities | Coords | XYZ -> Polar menu command. 
4. Enter the requested menu options, described above. 
5. Click the Process button to continue.
   
   The program will convert the source X,Y,Z coordinates to a polar format as specified and store them in the selected columns in the datasheet.
   
   
6. Close the converter window if necessary to return to the data window.

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