Multiple Profile Plot

Use the Database Tools > Line Tools > Multiple Profile Plot menu option (geogxnet.dll(Geosoft.GX.Database.MultipleProfilePlotTool;Run)*) to generate plots of multiple profiles from the current database channels and selected lines.

Multiple Profile Plot dialog options

Horizontal axis channel

Select the channel to use for the horizontal axis of the profile(s). If left blank, the fiducial channel will be used.

Script Parameter: MULTIPLE_PROFILE_PLOT.HORIZONTAL_AXIS_CHANNEL

Annotation increment

Specify an interval value for the horizontal axis (X-axis) annotations. If a horizontal axis channel is specified, the calculate button appears to the right of the field entry (). Click on the button to calculate the default annotation spacing.

  • If the horizontal axis channel is a time channel, a conversion from hours to seconds will be applied.

    • Script Parameter: MULTIPLE_PROFILE_PLOT.HORIZONTAL_AXIS_ANNOTATION_INCREMENT

    Panel 1,2,3,4,5

    Channel 1,2,3,4,5

    Select the channels to plot the profiles from in a profile window (panel) on a map. Each profile window can have up to five profiles and up to five profile windows can be plotted on the same map.

    Script Parameter: MULTIPLE_PROFILE_PLOT.CHANNEL_<channel #>_<panel #>

    [Customize]

    Each selected profile is displayed by default as a solid line and with the next default line colour. Click this button to configure the profile plot parameters (profile scaling, source line styles, colours and symbols).

    Y-axis scaling

    Select a scaling option to configure the Y-axis display of the profiles:

    • Scale separately (default) - Each profile displayed in the panel is scaled independently. Y-axis annotations are displayed for each of the selected channels.

    • Same scale for all - All profiles in the panel are displayed using the same Y-axis scale. The minimum and maximum values are determined from all the profiles in the panel and the currently selected lines in the database.

    • Same range, centered - All profiles are plotted using the same vertical scale factor, but they are centered individually in the profile panel. Each profile has its own minimum and maximum range. The vertical scale factor is calculated using the profile with the largest dynamic range. This option helps compare the dynamic range of multiple channels regardless of their mean value.

    • Fixed scale - All profiles in the panel are displayed using a defined range: if selected, the Minimum and Maximum values must be specified.

    Script Parameter: MULTIPLE_PROFILE_PLOT.Y_AXIS_SCALING_<panel #>

    Minimum

    Specify the minimum data range value to be plotted for the Fixed scale profiles.

    Script Parameter: MULTIPLE_PROFILE_PLOT.MINIMUM_<panel #>.

    Maximum

    Specify the maximum data range value to be plotted for the Fixed scale profiles.

    Script Parameter: MULTIPLE_PROFILE_PLOT.MAXIMUM_<panel #>.

    Annotation increment

    Specify the interval value for the Y-axis annotations. By default, an increment as a multiple of 2, 5, or 10 is used.

    Script Parameter: MULTIPLE_PROFILE_PLOT.ANNOTATION_INCREMENT_<panel #>

    Lines to plot

    Select the lines to plot. The options are:

    • Selected lines (default option) - the selected lines in the current database
    • All lines - all lines in the current database
    • Displayed line - the currently displayed line in the database

    Script Parameter: MULTIPLE_PROFILE_PLOT.LINE_SELECTION [ "A" : All lines, "S" : Selected lines (default), "D" : Displayed line]

    Output plot suffix

    Specify a suffix for the output map(s). For each selected line in the current database, an output map is produced. The map name is created by appending the suffix to the current database name and selected line.

    Script Parameter: MULTIPLE_PROFILE_PLOT.PLOT_SUFFIX

    [Update GDB Profile]

    Click this button to update the profile(s) currently displayed in the database profile windows.

    Script Parameter: MULTIPLE_PROFILE_PLOT.

    *The GX tool will search in the "...\Geosoft\Desktop Applications \gx" folder. The GX.Net tools, however, are embedded in the geogxnet.dll located in the "...\Geosoft\Desktop Applications \bin" folder. If running this GX interactively, bypassing the menu, first change the folder to point to the "bin" folder, then supply the GX.Net tool in the specified format.

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