Create Multi Panel 2D Cross Section with Hole to Hole I-Data Interpolation

RockWorks | Borehole Operations | I-Data | Projected Section | Hole to Hole Interpolation

Use this program to:

• Create a multi-panel 2D cross section with hole to hole I-Data interpolation, projected strip logs, color/contour fills, and other layers.
  
• Select surface truncation for upper and lower grids you have created to constrain data display, if needed.
• Project vertically onto the section panels the Interpolated I-Data and logs (if requested) for boreholes which are selected along the section.
• Display the completed profile in RockPlot2D and/or interactively save the output file (Rw2D) or export to PDF.

See also
     I-Data Profiles for single-panel cross sections with projected logs; Hole to Hole I-Data Projected Sections for quick hole-to-hole interpolation panels.

Feature Level: RockWorks Standard and higher

Menu Options
Step-by-Step Summary
Tips

Menu Options

• Rules & Filters: Use the buttons at the top of the window to apply filters and rules for this program. (More info)
  • Spatial Filter: Filter the input data for the I-Data model based on XYZ location, filter the data to be displayed in striplogs, if activated. Note that these tools filter the data that is passed to the modeling and log-generating procedures. This is distinct from the filters that are applied once the model is completed, and described below.
  • Time Filter: Filter any T-Data or Aquifer data in striplogs, if activated.
  • Stratigraphic Rules: Apply stratigraphy rules for Stratigraphy data in striplogs, if activated.
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• 2D Log Design
  Click here to choose which data items are to be displayed in the logs, if activated via the Striplogs checkbox below, and in which order. See Using the 2D Log Designer and the Visible Item Summary.
  ! For Section diagrams, striplogs will be plotted vertically regardless of any non-vertical orientation.
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• Section Location
  Click on this button at the top of the window to draw, on a map display of your enabled boreholes, where the cross section panels are to be placed. The most recent section drawn for this project will be displayed (More info)
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• Location Map
  Check this box to create, along with the section, a reference map that shows the section's location. It can be embedded in or created separately from the cross-section.
  Click on this tab to establish the map options. (More info.)

  

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• Vertical Exaggeration
  Click here to pre-define the vertical stretch you would like to apply to your diagram. By giving the program this information in advance of generating the cross-section, it can help with text and graphic sizing and placement. (More info.)
  ! Note that you can always change the vertical exaggeration at which the diagram is displayed, in the RockPlot2D window itself. But, by telling the program up-front how stretched it will be, you'll get better placement of the graphic components.
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• I-Data Track: Click on dropdown the right and select the name of the existing datatype to be used for this diagram.
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• Contours
  Click this tab to access the panel appearance settings.
  • Colored Intervals: Check this item to display G-value distribution on the section panels with color-filled intervals. Click this tab to access the color contour settings. (More info)
  • Contour Lines: Check this item to include G-value contour lines on the panels. Click on this tab to access the contour settings. (More info)
  
  
• Surface Truncation Use the check boxes to choose previously created grid files (RwGrid) to constraing the sections upper and lower extents.
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• Log Spacing Select between options for spacing logs across the section; Distance Between Collar Locations or Uniform (Constant) Distance which you can change.
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• Striplogs
  Check this item to include 2D logs with the I-Data section display. Click the 2D Log Design button at the top of the window to set up how you want the logs to look. Click on this tab to establish some additional striplog settings.
  ! NOTE: Logs which lie within a defined distance from the section will be projected perpendicularly onto the section panels. Logs are always displayed vertically.
  • Use True Vertical Depth: Check this box if you have deviated holes and want them to be plotted in the section using true vertical depth rather than measured depth.
  • Clip: Check this box if you want to display a subset of the log data. Click on the tab to define the elevation range to be displayed. This should match the elevation range of the model you are creating at this time (or the existing model, if specified).
    • Top Elevation: Enter the uppermost elevation to be displayed in the logs.
    • Base Elevation: Enter the lowermost elevation to be displayed in the logs.
      ! Log clipping parameters are defined using elevations, not depths. (More info.)
  • Save Log List: Check this to save to a text file the names of the boreholes that are included with the section diagram.
    • File in which to store the Log List: Enter the name for the log list text file.
    • Display List Upon Completion: Check this to display the text list in Notepad (or equivalent) after the diagram is completed.
  • Show Collar Distances: Check this box to include small labels above each log, which indicates the distance between the log and the plane of section.
    • Font Size: Enter the size for the distance labels, as a percent of the project size.
    • Vertical Tick Mark Height: Type in the size for the vertical tick marks, as a percent of the project size.
    • Decimal Places: Select the number of decimal places to be used in the distance labels.
    • Label Orientation: Select from vertical, angled, or horizontal labels.
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• Annotation
  Click on this tab to establish title, border, axis labels, and other perimeter settings for the section. (More info.)

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• Surface Profile
  Check this box to include a polyline on the section diagram that represents a user-selected elevation grid model, such as the ground surface.
  Click on this tab to access the surface profile options.
  • Grid Model: Browse for the name of the existing grid model (.RwGrd file) to be represented in the polyline.
  • Polyline Attributes: Click this tab to establish the line settings. (More info.)

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• Faults
  Check this box if you want to display lines in the output diagram where the section slice intersects the fault(s) defined in the Faults program tab.
  Click on this tab to set up the fault lines. (More info.)

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• Infrastructure
  Check this box to display buildings, pipes, or other infrastructure with your section.
  Click this tab to define the infrastructure file and plot settings. (More info)

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• Other 2D Files
  Check this option to include existing RockWorks diagrams as layers with your I-Data section.
  Click on this tab to select the existing .Rw2D files to be included. (More info)
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• Peripherals
  Check this option to include various peripheral annotations with your section. Options include titles, text blocks, legends, logos, and more.
  Click on this tab to activate the items and establish their settings. (More info)
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• Border
  
  • Select this option to include a line border around the entire section image.
    
  • Click on the Line Style box to establish border settings.
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• Output Options
  • Save Output File: Check this to assign a name for the diagram in advance, rather than displaying it as Untitled.
  • • Automatic: Choose this option to have RockWorks assign the name automatically. It will use the name of the current program plus a numeric suffix, plus the ".Rw2D" file name extension.
    • Manual: Choose this option to type in a name of your own for this file.
  • Display Output: Check this option to have the resulting diagram displayed in RockPlot2D once it is created.
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Step-by-Step Summary

1. Access the RockWorks Borehole Manager program tab.
2. Enter/import your data into the Borehole Manager. This tool specifically reads location, orientation (if any), and I-Data.
3. Select the Borehole Operations | I-Data | Projected Section | Hole to Hole Interpolation menu option.
4. Enter the requested program settings, described above.
5. If you are including logs with the diagram, be sure to click on the 2D Log Design tab at the top of the window to establish how you want the logs to look.
6. Click on the ProSect Location tab at the top of the window to establish the section location by clicking on each borehole that will be included in the diagram.
7. Click the Continue button to proceed.

   The program will then look at the coordinates specified for the section panels and will construct a vertical profile of each to illustrate the data values, using the selected color scheme. The panels will then be appended together to create the multi-panel section. If requested, logs will be projected onto the section panels; other requested layers will be appended. If requested, the completed diagram will be displayed in a RockPlot2D tab in the Options window.

8. You can adjust any of the settings in the Main Options tab click the Continue button again to regenerate the section.
9. View / save / manipulate / print / export the diagram in the RockPlot2D window.

Tips

• Use the Stretch button in RockPlot to fill the window with the section. This is helpful if the diagram is long and shallow.
• If the section looks better with a vertical exaggeration greater than or less than 1, you can pre-define this in the program settings which will generate better-looking axis annotations.
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See also

• Adding this program to your Playlist
• Adding this program to your Favorites
• Save/load/view menu settings
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