Context Menus

Use the Context Menus option to define the options that are to be made available through the Vulcan right-click context menu, which is shown after right-clicking on a given object in the Vulcan window. The customisations will be saved to the vulcan.prefs file, which should be located under your User Profile area.

Refer to Vulcan Context Menus for more information regarding context menus.

Instructions

On the Workbench menu, click on Context Menus to display the Context Menu Customisation panel.

To add an option to the Vulcan context menu, check the appropriate box. To remove an option from the Vulcan context menu, clear the box.

The following table provides a brief summary on each of the available options.

Section	Option	Description	Default Option
	Label Options	Turn all label applicable options On/Off. If this check box is checked, then the following options will be available under the Label section of the Vulcan context menu: Point name Point W value Point Z value Point display Point sequence Object name Object value Object group Object feature Remove labels	Yes
Layer Options	Turn all layer applicable options On/Off. If this check box is checked, then the following options will be available under the Layer section of the Vulcan context menu: Remove Delete	Yes
Design Objects Common	Delete objects	Delete selected objects from the screen.	Yes
Move	Move selected objects.	Yes
Transform	Interactively transform a nominated object.	No
Set Colour	Change the colour of the objects.	Yes
Point	Delete	Remove individual points from a nominated object. This is the same as the Delete option (under the Design > Point Edit submenu). If this check box is checked, then this option will be available under the Point section of the Vulcan context menu.	Yes
Move	Move a point to a new position. This is the same as the Move option (under the Design > Point Edit submenu). If this check box is checked, then this option will be available under the Point section of the Vulcan context menu.	Yes
Colour	Change the colour of the points in a nominated object. If this check box is checked, then this option will be available under the Point section of the Vulcan context menu.	Yes
Line	To A Line	Relimit a line to its intersection (or projected intersection) point with another nominated line. This is the same as the To A Line option (under the Design > Relimit submenu). If this check box is checked, then this option will be available under the Line Segment section of the Vulcan context menu.	No
Grid Mesh Along Grade	Relimit a line along its line of intersection with a loaded grid mesh model. This is the same as the Grid Mesh Along Grade option (under the Design > Relimit submenu). If this check box is checked, then this option will be available under the Line Segment section of the Vulcan context menu.	No
Reverse	Reverse the sequence of a nominated string. This is the same as the Reverse option (under the Design > Object Edit submenu). If this check box is checked, then this option will be available under the Line Segment section of the Vulcan context menu.	No
Delete	Delete a selected line segment from a nominated object. If this check box is checked, then this option will be available under the Line Segment section of the Vulcan context menu.	Yes
Colour	Modify the colour of a line segment in a nominated object, thus allowing multi-coloured objects. If this check box is checked, then this option will be available under the Line Segment section of the Vulcan context menu.	Yes
Polygon	Z Value	Apply a nominated Z value to an object. This is the same as the Z Value option (under the Design > Object Edit submenu). If this check box is checked, then this option will be available under the Polygon section of the Vulcan context menu.	No
Expand	Expand or shrink proportionally the size of a polygon by a given distance. This is the same as the Expand option (under the Design > Polygon Edit submenu). If this check box is checked, then this option will be available under the Polygon section of the Vulcan context menu.	No
Pairs	Manipulate a pair of polygons that share the same points. This is the same as the Pairs option (under the Design > Polygon Edit submenu). If this check box is checked, then this option will be available under the Polygon section of the Vulcan context menu.	No
Feature	Apply a feature, which is a set of predetermined attributes, to a nominated object. This is the same as the Feature option (under the Design > Attribute Edit submenu). If this check box is checked, then this option will be available under the Polygon section of the Vulcan context menu.	No
Scale	Scale an object by a nominated factor in three dimensions (X, Y and Z). This is the same as the Scale option (under the Design > Transformation submenu). If this check box is checked, then this option will be available under the Polygon section of the Vulcan context menu.	No
Centroid	Report the centroid coordinates of a closed polygon or solid triangulation. This is the same as the Centroid option (under the Analyse > Details submenu). If this check box is checked, then this option will be available under the Polygon section of the Vulcan context menu.	No
Full	View detailed information on a nominated object and its points. This is the same as the Full option (under the Analyse > Details submenu). If this check box is checked, then this option will be available under the Polygon section of the Vulcan context menu.	No
2D Text	True Type Font	Change the font type assigned to the selected text object. This is the same as the True Type Font option (under the Design > Text Edit submenu).	Yes
Edit Text	Edit a selected text object. This is the same as the Edit Text option (under the Design > Text Edit submenu).	Yes
3D Text	Edit Text	Edit a selected text object. This is the same as the Edit Text option (under the Design > Text 3D Edit submenu).	Yes
Arrow	End Points	Move an arrow's end points. This is the same as the End Points option (under the Design > Arrow Edit submenu). If this check box is checked, then this option will be available under the Arrow section of the Vulcan context menu.	Yes
Line Type	Change the line type assigned to the selected arrow. This is the same as the Line Type option (under the Design > Arrow Edit submenu). If this check box is checked, then this option will be available under the Arrow section of the Vulcan context menu.	Yes
Triangulation	Export DXF	Export a nominated triangulation to a DXF file.	No
Cut	Cut a nominated triangulation in two by interactively digitising a cut line. This is the same as the Cut option (under the Model > Triangle Utility submenu).	No
Close Solid	Automatically close all of the holes found in a nominated triangulation solid. This is the same as the Close Solid option (under the Model > Triangle Solid submenu).	No
Volume	Calculate the volume, tonnage and surface area of closed 3D triangulations. This is the same as the Volume option (under the Model > Triangle Solid submenu).	No
Snap Vertices	Snap vertices together if they lie in a specified distance of each other. This is the same as the Snap Vertices option (under the Model > Triangle Edit submenu).	No
Delete Crossing Triangles	Remove crossing triangles from a nominated triangulation. This is the same as the Delete Crossing Triangles option (under the Model > Triangle Edit submenu).	No
Triangle Statistics	Generate simple statistics on the triangles in a nominated triangulation. This is the same as the Analyse Triangles option (under the Model > Triangle Edit submenu).	Yes
Vertex Statistics	Generate simple statistics on the points in a nominated triangulation. This is the same as the Analyse Vertices option (under the Model > Triangle Edit submenu).	Yes
Filter	Reduce the size and complexity of triangulations. This is the same as the Filter option (under the Model > Triangle Edit submenu).	Yes
Check	Validate and stabilise triangulations. This is the same as the Check option (under the Model > Triangle Utility submenu).	Yes
Boolean	Merge two triangulations. This is the same as the Boolean option (under the Model > Triangle Utility submenu).	Yes
Merge	Merge two loaded triangulations to create a new triangulation. This is the same as the Merge option (under the Model > Triangle Utility submenu).	Yes
Append	Create a new triangulation by adding loaded triangulations. This is the same as the Append option (under the Model > Triangle Utility submenu).	Yes
Delete	Delete a nominated triangulation.	No
Block Model Slice	Colour	Reselect a colour for a standard block model slice. This is the same as the Colour option (under the Block > Viewing submenu). If this check box is checked, then this option will be available under the Slice section of the Vulcan context menu.	Yes
Underlay	Remove	Remove a nominated underlay from the screen. This is the same as the Remove option (under the File > Underlays submenu).	Yes
Remove All	Remove all underlays from the screen. This is the same as the Remove All Underlays option (under the File > Underlays submenu).	Yes
Drillhole	Identify	Display collar information on a nominated drillhole. This is the same as the Identify option (under the Geology > Drilling submenu). If this check box is checked, then this option will be available under the Drillhole section of the Vulcan context menu.	Yes
Label On	Label nominated drillholes with a single field from the drillhole database. This is the same as the Label On option (under the Geology > Drilling submenu). If this check box is checked, then this option will be available under the Drillhole section of the Vulcan context menu.	Yes
Multi Label On	Label nominated drillholes with multiple fields from the drillhole database. This is the same as the Multi Label On option (under the Geology > Drilling submenu). If this check box is checked, then this option will be available under the Drillhole section of the Vulcan context menu.	Yes
Label Off	Remove labels from selected drillholes. This is the same as the Label Off option (under the Geology > Drilling submenu). If this check box is checked, then this option will be available under the Drillhole section of the Vulcan context menu.	Yes
Colour	Change the displayed colour legend of a nominated drillhole. This is the same as the Colour option (under the submenu). If this check box is checked, then this option will be available under the Drillhole section of the Vulcan context menu.	Yes
Composite	Display a 'length weighted average' for numeric data over a nominated drillhole interval as shown below. This is the same as the Composite option (under the Geology > Drilling submenu). If this check box is checked, then this option will be available under the Drillhole section of the Vulcan context menu.	Yes
Geotech	Group	Group structural data under the same fault name in the structural database. This is the same as the Group option (under the Geotech > Analysis submenu). If this check box is checked, then this option will be available under the Geotech section of the Vulcan context menu.	Yes
Ungroup	Clear the fault name for structural data in the structural database. This is the same as the Ungroup option (under the Geotech > Analysis submenu). If this check box is checked, then this option will be available under the Geotech section of the Vulcan context menu.	Yes
CSV Export	Export the 'GEOTEC' fields that correspond with a collection of selected structural elements and store them in a nominated CSV file. This is the same as the CSV Export option (under the Geotech > Utilities submenu). If this check box is checked, then this option will be available under the Geotech section of the Vulcan context menu.	Yes
Delete	Remove a chosen structural element from the currently open structural database. This is the same as the Delete option (under the Geotech > Utilities submenu). If this check box is checked, then this option will be available under the Geotech section of the Vulcan context menu.	Yes
Sample	Annotation On	Annotate the samples in a nominated sample group. This is the same as the Annotation On option (under the Geology > Sampling submenu). If this check box is checked, then this option will be available under the Sample section of the Vulcan context menu.	Yes
Annotation Off	Remove annotations from selected sample groups. This is the same as the Annotation Off option (under the Geology > Sampling submenu). If this check box is checked, then this option will be available under the Sample section of the Vulcan context menu.	Yes
Symbols On	Display a symbol beside each sample in a sample group. This is the same as the Symbols On option (under the Geology > Sampling submenu). If this check box is checked, then this option will be available under the Sample section of the Vulcan context menu.	Yes
Symbols Off	Allows you to remove the symbols that are beside the samples in a nominated sample group. This is the same as the Symbols Off option (under the Geology > Sampling submenu). If this check box is checked, then this option will be available under the Sample section of the Vulcan context menu.	Yes
Channel Sample	Move Channel	Interactively move a channel to a new position. This is the same as the Move Channel option (under the Geology > Channel Sampling submenu). If this check box is checked, then this option will be available under the Channel section of the Vulcan context menu.	Yes
Rotate Channel	Interactively rotate a channel. This is the same as the Rotate Channel option (under the Geology > Channel Sampling submenu). If this check box is checked, then this option will be available under the Channel section of the Vulcan context menu.	Yes
Identify	Display sample information on a nominated channel. This is the same as the Identify option (under the Geology > Channel Sampling submenu). If this check box is checked, then this option will be available under the Channel section of the Vulcan context menu.	Yes
Annotation On	Annotate the samples in a nominated channel. This is the same as the Annotation On option (under the Geology > Channel Sampling submenu). If this check box is checked, then this option will be available under the Channel section of the Vulcan context menu.	Yes
Annotation Off	Remove annotations from selected channels. This is the same as the Annotation Off option (under the Geology > Channel Sampling submenu). If this check box is checked, then this option will be available under the Channel section of the Vulcan context menu.	Yes
Composite	Display the weighted average grade of specified composites. This is the same as the Composite option (under the Geology > Channel Sampling submenu). If this check box is checked, then this option will be available under the Channel section of the Vulcan context menu.	Yes

Defaults

Select this to use the default options.

Select/Clear All

Select this to select all of the available options, that is, check all of the check boxes. Selecting this twice will clear all available options, that is, clear all of the check boxes.

Click OK.

The customisations are applied and saved to your vulcan.prefs file.