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3D Strings Folder An explanation of the menu options available |
Sheets/Project Data | 3D | Strings
To access this menu:
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In the Project Data control bar, active Map sub-folder, right-click the Strings sub-folder.
The Strings overlays folder is used to set view properties for all loaded data, access object-specific properties, and load/unload data from memory.
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TheStringssub-folder can contain any number of string objects, but the sub-strings (individual string components) contained within each object must not exceed 500 - if this number is exceeded you will be unable to expand theStringsfolder. |
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The settings described here apply to the currently active 3D window and all linked external windows. Independent windows will be unaffected. |
Strings Folder Menu (Sheets control bar):
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Double-clicking the Strings folder displays the Data Import dialog, allowing you to select a file for import using one of the data source drivers provided.
Right-clicking the Strings folder shows the following menu options:
Load: opens theImport Datadialog, to be used for the import of an external block model file. Note that once a file of this type has been loaded into the3Dwindow, it is added to your project. You can import the same model more than once, to create multiple instances of that object, if required.
New: selecting this option displays the String Properties dialog, open at the General tab. When string settings have been made, click OK to add a new, empty, string object to the Strings folder. This can now be selected using the string item context menu options shown below.
Create from Loaded Data: displays the 3D Objects dialog, allowing you to select an object in the current project for display in the VR window.
Note that you can only import objects that are currently part of the active project - if all available items of this data type are already loaded and viewable in the active 3D window, or if no items of the specified type exist in the project file, you will be alerted to this fact and the import operation will cease.
The 3D objects dialog would be displayed, for example, if a previously loaded block model was removed from the 3D window (using the Sheets control bar, active 3D window folder, by right-clicking the strings file and selecting Delete. If the Import from Project option was then selected, the 3D Objects dialog would display the unloaded data file in the list of available files for import.
Clip All: choose to apply view clipping to all objects of the selected type. All overlays of the selected type will then be clipped according to the clipping settings of the current 3D window.
Clip None: choose to disable clipping for all visible overlays of the selected object type. If selected, all overlays will become fully visible in the target 3D view, regardless of the view clipping settings.
Show All: enable the display of all items held within the selected folder.
Hide All: disable the display of all items held within the selected folder.
Redraw All: redraw (refresh) the view of all items in the selected folder.
Apply Filter apply a previously saved Quick Filter to all overlays of the selected data type. See Quick Filters.
Delete All: remove all loaded GVP project items from your current scene - note that this will not delete the files from disc.
Context Menu details:
Right-clicking an item within this folder shows the following menu options:
Save: save the current overlay's data object without further prompts. For this option to be available, you will need to have already saved the associated object in memory to a file (e.g. using theData | Save Asoption - see below).
Note that you will only be able to save to the associated data file if it is writable, and you have the relevant access permissions.
Data: this option cascades the following sub-menu:
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Reload...: reload the selected object into memory using new load/import settings.
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Refresh...: refresh the selected object into memory using its associated data load/import settings.
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Save As...: save the selected new 3D object to the project file or a new Datamine file. This option opens the Save New 3D Object dialog.
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Export...: export the selected object to a Datamine or non-Datamine file, using the Data Export dialog.
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To Excel...: export the selected object's table and open it in MS Excel. This provides an quick means of exporting data to *.xls format.
Microsoft Excel only supports a finite number of data rows, therefore, this option is not suitable for large data sets that have more data rows than this. If such a situation occurs and you are using Excel 2007, only the first 65535 rows of data will be displayed.
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Unload...: unload the selected object data from memory.
This does not remove the file from the project (i.e. it remains listed in the Project Files control bar), nor does it remove the file from disk.
Copy Data From: append the selected object with data from another object of the same type using the Select Objects to Copy From dialog.
Extract: derive information held within currently loaded data objects, and create new objects based on the values contained within a selected field. Displays the Extract Data Object dialog.
Add Column: add a new attribute to the data object to which the overlay relates, using the Add Column dialog.
Make Current Object: to assign the data object associated with the selected overlay as the "current object", select this item - subsequent interactive 3D editing will be performed with respect to the current object. More about the current object.
Select All: select all object overlays of this type.
Deselect All: deselect all object overlays of this type
Data Object Manager: displays the Data Object Manager, with the associated data object selected for further analysis. More...
Apply Clipping: by default, 3D window clipping will be applied to all object overlays once clipping is activated. You can choose to disable or apply clipping to any overlay independently using this toggle option. View clipping will only be applied to overlays that are 'clipping-enabled'.
Rename: rename the current 3D overlay.
String Properties: opens the String Properties dialog, open at the General tab.
Use Template:
if you have defined one or more 3D display templates for the selected
overlay, you can see them listed here - simply select a template to automatically
update your currently-active
3D window view. This is particularly useful for checking one domain against
another, e.g. rock type against a grade.
Note that this menu option will only appear if at least one 3D template
has been defined for the selected overlay.
Copy: creates an identical, automatically named copy of the selected object (note that there is no requirement to paste the item - the list of objects will be updated automatically). Copied objects have no link to their origins; changes to the original object will not affect the duplicated item, and vice versa.
Look At: automatically positions the 'camera' to show the selected string.
Look at Individual String: displays the Select String/Drillhole dialog to allow you to select a string entity within the associated data object. More...
Redraw: refresh the view of the selected object in the active 3D window.
New String: enables string creation mode, used for the creation of alignment strings. For more information on creating this type of data in 3D , see Digitize and Edit.
Project to Wireframe/Section: fit the current object to the nearest wireframe surface or section, using the Project Strings/Points dialog. Objects will be projected along the line of view until each vertex rests on a surface. More...
Convert to Planes: creates a new plane object from an existing string (open or closed). An average plane is created which best fits all points in the string. Please note that a valid SiroJoint license must be installed in order to use this command. More...
Quick Legend: creates a numeric legend using theQuick Legenddialog.
Display Legend: preview the legend that is currently associated with the 3D object.
Legend Column: select any data field within the parent object from which the 3D overlay was created. Once selected, the currently associated legend will be applied to the new column. Note that the fixed color will be used for any unmatched data.
Rename: rename the selected 3D overlay.
Delete Strings: removes the selected object from the project.
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Each item within theStringsfolder can also be expanded to show a list of all vertices that make up the selected string. This areaalso has a dedicated context menu comprising the following commands:
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