3D Map Folders

Georeferenced and non-georeferenced data can be displayed in a dedicated 3D map folder and corresponding data window, created as soon as the map has been added . The 3D Map view is useful for viewing a map and face without other map data or reference data getting in the way.

Double-clicking a local map folder in the Project Data bar will automatically open the corresponding local map window view, and activate that map/make it current. There are other ways to change the current map.

3D Map Folders contain references to 3D data overlays that appear in the 3D World view. This includes:

Face map data for maps that have been georeferenced. If a face map is not georeferenced, no associated data appears in the 3D World view.
Level Map data.

Note: level map data is digitized in world coordinates, so appears in the 3D World window automatically.

Depending on the data type that is selected, specific menu options are available. You can find out more using the links below.

Top-level Map Folder Options

Note: this folder can be called either Map Data (for face maps) or Level Map Data. Each map type has its own top-level folder category.

Right-clicking the top-level map window folder reveals the following context-menu options:

Add Map— add a new map to the current database and display its map window, using the New Map screen.
Pick Map—interactively select a map in the 3D world view to make it the current map.

Map Folder Options

Save— if changes have been made to the selected map, you can save them (and commit changes to the database) using this option.
Make Current—select this to make the selected map the current map. Not available if the map is already current (and shown in bold text).
View—show a map window of the currently selected georeferenced map. If one is not already available, it will be created. More about world and map windows...
Delete—delete the current map, after confirmation.

Map Data Type Folder Menu

Each map folder can contain a sub-folder representing a map data type (Features, Comments, Profiles, Sketches etc.).

Note: not all data types may be visible; this depends on the contents of the selected map. Some data types are more or less common in certain map types. For example, a drive profile is unlikely to appear on a level map showing field data from backs, but is likely to appear on a face map.

Generally, these data-type-folder level context menus will include Properties... option. This will open the relevant Mapping task bar panel. In addition, other data creation options might be able, such as Add Comment, Add Channel Sample etc., depending on the folder type that is selected.

The context menus found here are the same as those found for the corresponding folder in the Map Database menu branch.

Map Data Menu Items

The following map data items can be found at the lowest level of the 3D folder tree:

A georeferencing object—this represents the planes used to construct your map. Double-click or tap this object to display the Plane Properties Dialog screen.
An Areas folder—contains an Areas object. This stores string and outline data representing one or more areas associated with channel sample centers. Double-click or tap this object to display the String Properties Dialog - General screen.

See Map Channel Sample Areas.
A ChannelSamples folder—contains a ChannelSamples object. This stores the channel sample overlay information for the selected map. Double-click or tap this object to display the Drillhole Properties: General screen.

See Map Channel Samples.
A Comments folder—contains a comments points object. Double-click or tap to display the Points Properties - General Dialog screen.

See Map Comments.
A Features folder—contains strings representing map features. Can contain one or more feature objects, named according to the selection made on the Features panel prior to digitizing. Double-click or tap any feature object to display the String Properties Dialog - General screen.

See Map Features.
A Pictures folder—contains the pictures object for the map. This object is a planes object containing all image data for the selected map. Double-click or tap to display the Plane Properties Dialog screen.

See Map Images.
A Profiles folder—contains the profiles object for the map. All profile strings are stored here. Double-click or tap the profile object to display the String Properties Dialog - General screen.

See Face Map Profiles.
A Sketches folder—contains sketch data for the map. Double-click or tap the profile object to display the String Properties Dialog - General screen.

See Map Sketches.
A Survey folder—only visible for level maps, this folder contains imported survey strings and points, such as surveyed drive strings and survey station points, for example.

See Level Map Survey Data.