Export Data to NGRAIN - Grids

Select the Triangulations option to export selected triangulations to a .3ko file.

If working with data to be selected from the screen, load the desired entries before accessing the Export submenu.

Note:  You cannot export text objects saved as design data to the NGRAIN format using the File > Export option.

Instructions

On the File menu, click Export to display the Export panel.

Click NGRAIN in the File Format column on the left.

Select Block Models/Design Strings/Grids/Triangulations from the File Type field on the right side of the panel.

Click OK to display the Export to NGRAIN panel.

Click on Grids.

File Selection

Browse for files using the Browse button, or use the interface showing the available grid files in the current working directory.

Click on the name of the file(s) you want to select. Use the icons to go to the last folder visited, go up one level, or change the way details are viewed in the window.

  • To highlight multiple files that are adjacent to each other in the list, hold down the Shift key and click the first and last file names in that section of the list.
  • To highlight multiple files that are adjacent to each other in the list, hold down the Shift key and click the first and last file names in that section of the list.

Move the items to the selection list on the right side of the panel.

  • Click the button to move the highlighted items to the selection list on the right.
  • Click the button to remove the highlighted items from the selection list on the right.
  • Click the button to move all items to the selection list on the right.
  • Click the button to remove all items from the selection list on the right.

Wildcard

Enter any characters used as wildcards.  Wildcard characters can be an * as well as regular characters.  For example, if the topo_* were used as a wildcard, the result might be topo _area2_aerial, topo _min, or topo _with_pit.

The Convert to NGRAIN panel displays.

Select NGRAIN file

Enter or select the file name to be used to store the exported data. The drop-down list contains all VRML (.wrz or .wr;) files found within your current working directory. Click Browse to select a file from another location. To create a new file, enter the file name and file extension.

Click OK.

The export will continue and the resulting file will be stored in the current working directory.

Once the selected grid(s) have been successfully exported, the resulting file can then be viewed with any NGRAIN viewer, for example the Cortona3D Viewer. Additionally, using a NGRAIN plug-in you can insert the file into a variety of applications such as Microsoft Word or PowerPoint.

For design data exports that fall outside of the NGRAIN viewing range (coordinates above/below +/- 32 million) the data will be shifted and/or shrunk as necessary to fit within the available space.

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