Data

The following table describes the tools in the Data section of the Home tab.

Tool Description
Import Imports one or more files of the same type into a project.
Export Exports a file to a specified destination.
New Project Creates a new project and opens it as a secondary project.
Open Object Or Project Opens an existing Maptek object file or project as a secondary project.
Open Object or Project (Read-Only) Opens an existing Maptek object file or project as a secondary project, with read-only access.
Load Vulcan Data Loads Vulcan data into GeologyCore.
Publish to Vulcan Publishes GeologyCore data to Vulcan.
Export Drillholes to Isis Exports a drillhole database to Isis.
Export PDF Exports the view to a PDF file.
Export U3D Exports the view to a U3D file.
Image Render Exports the view to as a high resolution image.

Import

To import a file or multiple files of the same type:

  1. Go to Home > Data > Import. This will open a new panel.

  2. Specify the Files to import by clicking the folder icon and selecting files from the File Importer.

  3. Specify the File unit, File coordinate system and Destination.

  4. Check the Display data in new window checkbox, other the new data imported will not be displayed in the view.

Export

To export data:

  1. Select data from one of the containers in the Data Explorer.

  2. Go to Home > Data > Export. This will open a new panel.

  3. Specify the file type (Export as), file units (Export in) and Path.

  4. Check the Export to separate files checkbox if you want to export the selected items into a single file.

Note:  The drillhole group selection objects can be used to allow a selection of drillhole (rather than an entire database) to be exported as ISIS or CSV.

New Project

To create a new project and open it as a secondary project:

  1. Go to Home > Data > Project > New Project. This will open the File Importer.

  2. Choose a file name for the maptek database and click Save.

Open Object or Project

To open an existing maptek object or project as a secondary project:

  1. Go to Home > Data > Project > Open Object or Project.This will open the File Importer.

  2. Select the maptek object or project and click OK.

Open Object or Project (Read-Only)

To open an existing maptek object or project as a secondary project (read-only):

  1. Go to Home > Data > Project > Open Object or Project (Read-Only).This will open the File Importer.

  2. Select the maptek object or project and click OK.

As it is read-only, you won’t be able to edit the secondary project.

Export Drillholes to Isis

To export a drillhole database to Isis:

  1. Go to Home > Data > Export Drillholes to Isis. This will open a new panel.

  2. Specify the database, by dragging and dropping the drillhole database from the Data Explorer into the Database field.

  3. Specify the Destination directory and the Database name. GeologyCore will try and guess these settings for you.

  4. Click OK or Apply.

Export PDF

To export the current view as a PDF:

  1. Load the desired objects in the view.

  2. Go to Home > Data > Export PDF. This will open a new panel.

  3. Specify the name of the PDF in the Save PDF file as field.

  4. Click OK or Apply.

Export U3D

To export the current view as a U3D file:

  1. Load the desired objects in the view.

  2. Go to Home > Data >Export to PDF > Export U3D. This will open a new panel.

  3. Specify the name of the U3D file in the Save U3D file as field.

  4. Click OK or Apply.

Image Render

High resolution image rendering enables a screen capture of the View window.

To render an image of the view:

  1. Go to Home > Data > Export to PDF > Image Render. This will open a new panel.

  2. Select an image type to export.

  3. Select the location where the image will be saved.

  4. Tick Sequentially name files to automatically name the images. Tick Show in folder to open the destination folder when complete.

  5. To increase the size of the captured image, enter a number greater than one in the times view window size field. The Width and Height fields display the image dimensions in pixels. New dimensions can be manually entered if required.