New

Creating a new design database

Use the New option to create a new design database. These files contain all of the design information relating to a project, such as coordinate points, lines, polygons, features and text annotations.

As only one design database can be open at a time, any open design file will be closed and the new file will be opened. Open design databases have the lock button displayed to the left of them in the Vulcan Explorer (under the Design Databases ).

It is also possible to create design databases by using the New button on the Standard toolbar, or by using the File > Design Files > Open option.

Icon	Tooltip	Description
	New	Allows you to create a new design database. Refer to the File > New option for more information.
	Open	Allows you to open files. Refer to the Open option for more information.
	List Databases	If you click and hold down the mouse button, then the Open toolbar displays. From this toolbar, you can list design databases, layers, triangulations, block models and grid models. The button displayed in the Standard toolbar will be the button that was last used. Refer to the File > Design Files > List Files option for information on design databases, the File > Layers > List option for information on layers and the File > Open option for information on triangulations, grid models and block models.
	Remove Layer	Allows you to remove any loaded layers from the screen. Refer to the File > Layers > Remove option for more information.
	Remove Underlay	Allows you to remove data that is loaded as an underlay. Refer to the File > Underlays > Remove option for more information.
	Remove All Underlays	Allows you to remove data that is loaded as an underlay. Unlike the Remove Underlay button, which requires you to select the underlay to remove, the Remove All Underlays button will remove all currently loaded underlays as well as the data contained in them. Refer to the File > Underlays > Remove All Underlays option for more information.
	Undo	Allows you to reverse the last action. Refer to the Design > Undo option for more information.
	Redo	Allows you to reverse last Undo action. Refer to the Design > Redo option for more information.
	Save	Allows you to save the open design file. Refer to the File > Save option for more information.
	Print	Allows you to create a plot of all of the currently loaded objects. Refer to the File > Plot > Plot All option for more information.
	Create Section	Allows you to create a cross-sectional 3D view with a specified dip and width of view. Refer to the View > Create Section option for more information.
	Delete Section View	Allows you to delete a section. Refer to the View > Delete Section option for more information.
	Help	Launches the Vulcan online help. Refer to the Using Vulcan Help section for more information.

Instructions

On the File menu, click New to display the Open Design File panel.

If you have made any changes to the currently open design database, you will be prompted to Save or Discard the edits first.

Design File

To create a new design database, enter the spatial database identifier (sdi) without spaces and without the.dgd.isis file extension. The project code will be automatically added to the resulting file.

Example: If the project code is'ABC', and thesdi is'DESIGN', then you only need to enter 'DESIGN to create 'ABCDESIGN.dgd.isis. Remember, no spaces may be used when creating this database name.

By default, the resulting file will be stored in the current working directory. Use the Browse button to select a different file location.

Design File

Select this option to create a standard Vulcan design database.

SQL database

Select this option to connect to an external design database. When using the SQL database option you will need to specify the ODBC data source, the appropriate user name and password as well as the database that will be used to store the actual data.

Load when starting VULCAN

Select this check box if you want the nominated design file to be loaded whenever you start a new Vulcan session. You can specify that Vulcan should start with this design database at a later date by editing the project file.

Click OK.

The database will be created and opened. Before creating any design data it will be necessary to create layers. Layers can be created through using the Design > Create > Layer option or by selecting the New Layer button from the Design toolbar.

Icon	Tooltip	Description
	New Layer	Creates a new design layer. Refer to the Design > Create > Layer option for more information.
	Point	Creates discrete points. Refer to the Design > Create > Point option for more information.
	Line	Creates a line consisting of a string of points. Refer to the Design > Create > Line option for more information.
	Polygon	Creates a polygon, i.e. a string of points that is automatically closed when the last point is digitised. Refer to the Design > Create > Polygon option for more information.
	Textured Polygon	Creates a polygon with a triangulation or textured image tiled over it. Refer to the Design > Create > Polygon Textured option for more information.
	Rectangle	Creates a rectangle. Refer to the Design > Create > Rectangle option for more information.
	Spline	Creates a line with a 3D Bicubic spline. Refer to the Design > Create > Spline option for more information.
	Arc	Creates a circle, arc or spiral. Refer to the Design > Create > Arc option for more information.
	Ellipse	Creates an ellipse. Refer to the Design > Create > Ellipse option for more information.
	Grid	Creates a 2D grid of points by indicating the grid origin point, two axes and the point spacing. Refer to the Design > Create > Grid option for more information.
	2D Arrow	Creates a two-dimensional arrow. Refer to the Design > Create > Arrow 2D option for more information.
	3D Arrow	Creates a three-dimensional arrow. Refer to the Design > Create > Arrow 3D option for more information.
	2D Text	Creates 2D text. Refer to the Design > Create > Text > Create 2D option for more information.
	3D Text	Creates 3D text. Refer to the Design > Create > Text > Create 3D option for more information.
	Feature	Creates a feature object. Refer to the Design > Create > Feature option for more information.
	Symbol	Inserts a symbol into the current layer. Refer to the Design > Create > Symbol option for more information.