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PLOTSK - create an annotated drillhole section plot specific to Kidd Creek

 

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PLOTSK

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Introduction

Kidd Creek annotated section plot through drillholes.


Files, Fields and Parameters

Input Files

Name

Description

I/O Status

Required

Type

IN

Input drillhole file, in standard sample format. If there is a field in this file, then the given colour number will be applied to each sample trace or barplot.

Input

Yes

Drillhole

PROTO

Plot prototype file. Must contain the fields X, Y, S1, S2 and CODE (numeric, explicit) and XMIN, XMAX, YMIN, YMAX, XSCALE, YSCALE (numeric, implicit). If these last 6 values set in PROTO , then corresponding parameters need not be set.

Input

Yes

Plot Prototype

Output Files

Name

I/O Status

Required

Type

Description

PLOT

Output

Yes

Plot

Output plot file.

Fields

Name

Description

Source

Required

Type

Default

X

Sample centre X co-ordinate.

IN

Yes

Numeric

X

Y

Sample centre Y co-ordinate.

IN

Yes

Numeric

Y

Z

Sample centre Z co-ordinate (elevation).

IN

Yes

Numeric

Z

LENGTH

Sample length.

IN

Yes

Numeric

LENGTH

A0

Sample bearing.

IN

Yes

Numeric

A0

B0

Sample dip.

IN

Yes

Numeric

B0

BHID

Drillhole identifier.

IN

Yes

Numeric

BHID

FROM

Downhole distance to sample top.

IN

Yes

Numeric

FROM

TO

Downhole distance to sample bottom.

IN

Yes

Numeric

TO

Parameters

Name

Description

Required

Default

Range

Values

X1

X co-ordinate of section line start.

Yes

Undefined

Undefined

Undefined

Y1

Y co-ordinate of section line start.

Yes

Undefined

Undefined

Undefined

X2

X co-ordinate of section line end.

Yes

Undefined

Undefined

Undefined

Y2

Y co-ordinate of section line end.

Yes

Undefined

Undefined

Undefined

DISTANCE

Maximum projection distance to section. drillhole intervals are clipped at the boundaries of the spatial window defined by the section line (X1,Y1) to (X2,Y2), the vertical coordinates from YMIN to YMAX and the thickness DISTANCE on both sides of the section line.

Yes

X1,Y1

Undefined

Undefined

NDP

Number of decimal places for grade values.

Yes

Undefined

Undefined

Undefined

ANGLE

Angle for drillhole id, 0=horizontal, -90=vertically upwards, -= at angle of first sample (-).

No

-

Undefined

Undefined

DHD

Plot downhole distances at given interval (0).

No

0

Undefined

Undefined

XOFFSET

Annotation offset in mm. to the right of sample centre at rt. angles to sample (0).

No

0

Undefined

Undefined

YOFFSET

Annotation offset in mm. up from sample centre along sample (0).

No

0

Undefined

Undefined

LINECODE

Line Type to be used to join each point. Default (1). Line Types: 1 : Solid line 2 : Bold line 3 : Dashed line 4 : Dotted line 5 : Dot-Dash line

No

1

1,5

1,2,3,4,5

NOTICK

 

Option

Description

1

Suppress sample tick marks. (0).

No

0

0,1

0,1

NOANNOT

 

Option

Description

1

Suppress BHID annotation (0).

No

0

0,1

0,1

ANBOTHOL

 

Option

Description

1

BHID annotation at bottom of hole (0).

No

0

0,1

0,1

DTRWIDTH

Double trace width in mm. when the trace is in the section, 0 = single trace. (0).

No

0

Undefined

Undefined

PPSYMBOL

Symbol at section plane Pierce Point (92).

No

92

Undefined

Undefined

PPSYMSIZ

Pierce Point symbol size in mm. 0= no symbol (0).

No

0

Undefined

Undefined

ENEXDHD

Annotate down the hole distance and distance from the section line at entry and exit. section entry and exit. (0) (0) = No annotation. 1 = Annotation. Distance from the secton line is positive on the side away from the viewer. -1 = Annotation. Distance from the section line is negative on the side away from the viewer.

No

0

-1,1

-1, 0, 1

LINCOLFQ

Trace colour in section far quarter. (14)

No

14

Undefined

Undefined

LINCOLCH

Trace colour in section centre half. (14)

No

14

Undefined

Undefined

LINCOLCQ

Trace colour in section close quarter. (14)

No

14

Undefined

Undefined

DTRTYPFQ

Double trace line type when the trace is in the far quarter of the section. 1= Solid line. 2= Broad solid line. 3= Long dash 3 mm. dash, 3 mm. intervals. 4= Dots, 1 dot per mm. (4)

No

4

1,4

1,2,3,4

DTRTYPCH

Double trace line type when the trace is in the central half of the section. 1= Solid line. 2= Broad solid line. 3= Long dash 3 mm. dash, 3 mm. intervals. 4= Dots, 1 dot per mm. (1)

No

1

1,4

1,2,3,4

DTRTYPCQ

Double trace line type when the trace is in the closest quarter of the section. 1= Solid line. 2= Broad solid line. 3= Long dash 3 mm. dash, 3 mm. intervals. 4= Dots, 1 dot per mm. (3)

No

3

1,4

1,2,3,4

ANTICKM

Tick marks to delineate annotations. These are single sided ticks, with a length equal to XOFFSET. 1= ticks, 0= no ticks. (1)

No

1

0,1

0,1

VERBOSE

0= Annotate only when the value changes. 1= Annotate all intervals even if the value of contiguous intervals is similar. (0)

No

0

0,1

0,1

CHARSIZE

Character size in millimetres (4).

No

4

Undefined

Undefined

ASPRATIO

Aspect ratio, width / ht. for chars (0.9).

No

0.9

Undefined

Undefined

 

Colour [as 'pen' number] for plot (14).

No

14

Undefined

Undefined

APPEND

Plot append flag. If set to 1 then the new plot will be appended to the PLOT file, if it exists and is a valid plot file (0).

No

0

0,1

0,1

XMIN

Minimum value of X for plot [Suggest 0]. None of XMIN, XMAX, YMIN, YMAX, XSCALE, YSCALE need be set if this information is already in the prototype.

No

Undefined

Undefined

Undefined

XMAX

Maximum value of X for plot [Suggest section length as defined by X1 , Y1 , X2 , Y2].

No

Undefined

Undefined

Undefined

YMIN

Minimum value of Y for plot [Lowest Z value].

No

Undefined

Undefined

Undefined

YMAX

Maximum value of Y for plot [Highest Z value].

No

Undefined

Undefined

Undefined

XSCALE

X scale in user data units per millimetre.

No

Undefined

Undefined

Undefined

YSCALE

Y scale in user data units per millimetre.

No

Undefined

Undefined

Undefined

 


Notes

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