Section with Drilling, Triangulations

In this example: you create a basic section showing drilling and triangulation profiles.

Section with Drilling and Triangulation

Before selecting the Batch Plotting option, we recommend that you load all of the data that you want to plot into Vulcan. This will make it easier in the Data Elements section of the batch plotting process.

At any time you can click OK to save the specification file.

Data Extent

to set the extents of the plot.

Page Setup

to set the scale of the plot

Plot Elements

to turn on border, legend, title block, grid lines, and scale bar.

Data Elements

to specify data types to plot. Use Digitised Drafting to specify the design database(s) and layer(s) to plot.

Apply and Run

to create the plot file.

Data Extent

1. Select the Data Extent option from the tree control in the left half of the panel.
2. Select the Use section measurements radio button.
3. Select the Digitise Extent button.
4. Indicate (by clicking) the lower left hand corner of the extent.
5. Indicate (by clicking) the upper right hand corner of the extent.
6. The fields on the Data Extent panel will now contain values.
7. Ensure, by rotating the view, that the depth is applicable for your plot. That is, make sure that the data you want to plot is contained in the extents. Alter the depth if necessary.

Page Setup

1. Select the Page Setup option from the tree control in the left half of the panel.
2. Select the Specify page size by data extent and scale option.
3. Enter a horizontal and vertical scale. Observe how as the scale changes the page width and height values (in the Calculated Page Measurement section of the panel) change.
4. Alter the horizontal and vertical scales until you are satisfied with the size of the plot.

As the Plot Elements will effect the size of the plot, you will need to return to this section to verify the final size of the plot.

Plot Elements

1. Select the Plot Elements folder from the tree control in the left half of the panel.
2. Select the Border, Views, Gridlines - Absolute Grid, Title Block, Legend, Scale Bar and North Points check boxes.
3. Select the Border option from the tree control in the left half of the panel.
4. Select the colour and line type for the border.
5. Select the Views option from the tree control in the left half of the panel.
6. Select the Plot Section View check box.
7. Select a colour and line style for the border of the plan view plot.
8. Select the Labels button.
9. Select Lower Left and Upper Right for the Easting, Northing and Elevation.
10. Select the Plot Plan View check box.
11. Select a colour and line style for the border of the plan view plot.
12. Click Labels.
13. Check Lower Left and Upper Right for the Easting, Northing and Elevation.
14. Select the plus sign (+) to the left of the Gridlines option.
15. Select the absolute option.
16. Select the colour for the annotations and gridlines, and the line style for the gridlines.
17. Enter the text height, number of decimal places for the annotations, size of the check marks and the spacing between the gridlines.
18. Select the plus sign (+) to the left of the absolute option.
19. Select the section option.
20. Select the Display Lines and Annotate first point check boxes for both Northing and Elevation
21. Select to Annotate text Perpendicular to View Rectangle.
22. Select the plan option.
23. Select the Display Lines and Annotate first point check boxes for both Easting and Northing.
24. Select to Annotate text Perpendicular to View Rectangle.
25. Select the Title Block option from the tree control in the left half of the panel.
26. Enter the title block information.
27. Enter the length of the title block, select a colour for the title block and enter the text height.
28. Select the Legend option from the tree control in the left half of the panel.
29. Select a colour and line style for the legend.

    Note:   It is not necessary to change the default settings. Items that are Selected that are not part of your plot (for example grid models) are not included in the legend.

30. Select the Scale Bar option form the tree control in the left half of the panel.
31. Select the Include Vertical Scale bar check box.
32. Select the Draw at Left of Plot check box.
33. Enter the number of intervals and the interval length. The plot displayed above has a length of 50 and two intervals.
34. Select a colour, line type and pattern for the scale bar.
35. Select the Northpoint option from the tree control in the left half of the panel.
36. Select the Include with vertical scale bar check box.
37. Select a colour, line style and pattern for the northpoint.

Data Elements

If fields appear on panels, but are not mentioned in the following instructions, then leave them as their default value.

Database Fields

1. Select Database Fields from the tree control in the left half of the panel.

If you displayed the drillholes on the screen prior to selecting Batch Plotting, then many of the steps described below will have been completed for you.

2. Click in the Field column. The Field Selection panel displays.
3. From this panel specify the file type (Drillhole Database), the datasheet (also referred to as design), the identifier (name of the database), record (also referred to as record) and the Field.
4. Click OK.
5. Click in the Interval Construction column. The Interval/Point Construction method panel displays.
6. If the drilling intervals are defined by "from's" and "to's", then select Top and Bottom depths. If the drilling intervals are defined only by a series of "to's", then select Bottom depth or if the drilling intervals are defined by "to's" in conjunction with thickness, then select Thickness and Bottom depth. The system will select an option based on the fields in your chosen database, but you can select an alternative.
7. Click OK.
8. Click in the Trace column. The trace panel displays.
9. Enter the first and second offsets for the trace. The first offset in the above plot was 0.000 and the second offset was 0.038.
10. Select a Patterned Symbol for the vertical traces in plan view. Also select a colour and pattern for the symbol.
11. Select to include the trace in the Section and Plan view.
12. Select the Attributes option from the tree control on the Trace panel.
13. Choose a single colour or a colour scheme for the trace.
14. Click OK.
15. Click in the Checks column. The Checks panel displays.
16. Enter a first and second offset for the checks. The first offset in the above plot was 0.038 and the second was 0.173.
17. Select to include the Start of Interval check in the Section and Plan views.
18. Select to include the End of Interval check in the Section and Plan views.
19. Select the Attributes option from the tree control on the Checks panel.
20. Choose a single colour or a colour scheme for the checks.
21. Click OK.
22. Click in the Annotation column. The Annotation panel displays.
23. Enter the horizontal offset for the annotations. The offset for the above plot was 0.188.
24. Enter a text height. The text height for the above plot was 0.1
25. Select to include the annotations in the Section view. That is, clear the Plan and Width views.
26. Select the Attributes option from the tree control on the Annotations panel.
27. Choose a single colour or a colour scheme for the annotations.
28. Select the Start of Trace option from the tree control on the Annotations panel.
29. Select a colour for the start of trace annotations.
30. Enter the vertical offsets for the start of trace annotations. The offset in the above plot was 0.225.
31. Uncheck the items that you do not want to annotate. In the above plot, Start of Trace is annotated in both Plan and Section views.
32. Click OK.

Triangulation Models

1. Select the Triangulation Models option from tree control in the left half of the panel.

If you displayed the triangulation on the screen prior to selecting Batch Plotting, then many of the steps described below will have been completed for you.

2. Click in the Triangulation Model column.
3. Select from the drop-down list, or click to navigate to, the triangulation model that you want to include in the plot.

Apply and Run

1. Select Apply and Run to create the plot file. Note that when you select Apply and Run, the specification file is saved.

Note:  Assay text will not be plotted on a plan plot for vertical holes as the assay text from each interval would overlay the other intervals. This applies even to a plan plot in which there is a specified thickness, for example a bench plot.

A preview of the plot displays in the Plot Utility.