3D Drillhole Collars – View and Modify Attributes

Use the Attributes tab to view and modify the properties of the 3D Drillhole Collars in your 3D View. For more information on clipping, refer to the Modify 3D Clipping topic. For more information on the colour legend, refer to the Modify 3D Legend topic.

Attributes Tab

To Specify the Transparency of the Drillhole Collars

The Transparency of collars can be adjusted interactively by moving the slider on the Transparency bar. To increase the transparency, slide the bar to the right and to decrease the transparency, slide the bar to the left.

To Determine the Source Drillhole Project

The source drillhole project name used for plotting the Collars is listed below the Transparency slider.

To Determine and Change the Symbols Type

Click on the Edit Collars button to open the Edit Collars dialog.

The symbol shape used in plotting the collars is listed under the Collars Tab. Use the drop-down list to select a different shape type for plotting the collar symbols.

To Access the Colour Options and Tools

Click on the Edit Collars button to open the Edit Collars dialog.

Click the Fixed or Classified radio button to change the style of colour applied to the collar symbols.

For Fixed colour, click inside the Colour box under the Collars tab, to display the Colour dialog. Using this tool, you can select a colour from the basic colour table, or by clicking the Define Custom Colours>> button, you can specify a custom colour.

For Classified colours, select a channel from the collar table to use to assign collar symbol colours and browse to locate a classification file that specifies the colours to use. A classification file can be created by using the Edit button ().

To Change the Size of the Collar Symbols

Click on the Edit Collars button to open the Edit Collars dialog.

Under the Collars tab, specify a different size for plotting the symbols, or use the Calculate button to revert to the default estimated value.

To Determine and Change the Hole ID Labels Options

Click on the Edit Collars button to open the Edit Collars dialog.

The font type, size and colour options used in plotting the Hole ID labels are displayed under the Collars tab. With Label Hole ID selected, use the Font drop-down list to select a different font type and the Colour tool to specify a different colour for plotting the Hole ID labels. Specify a different font size or use the Calculate button to revert to the default estimated value.

Application Notes

  • Clicking the Edit Collars button will prompt you to locate the source Drillhole Project (listed in the Attributes panel) if it is not currently opened.

  • Editing the selected 3D Drillhole group and clicking OK, redraws the 3D Collars group in the 3D View, and updates the read-only parameters in the Attributes panel. Note that the other 3D drillhole groups are not updated at this time, only the collar symbols.

  • A legend tab will not automatically appear for any 3D Drillhole groups that were created prior to version 9.3. In order to create the legend, either replot all the 3D Drillholes by going to Add to 3D | Drillhole | 3D Drillholes… or select the group that you would like a legend for and click the Edit button on the Attributes tab. The 3D Drillhole Legend will appear as soon as the group has been refreshed.

  • 3D Drillholes groups generated prior to version 9.1 will continue to appear in the 3D Manager tree with vector icons and with limited information displayed in the Attributes panel (Transparency slider and Colour control button). 3D Collars that were generated post-9.1 will provide additional, more detailed information in the Attributes panel. The 3D Drillholes groups are backwards compatible; however, the information in the Attributes panel will be limited to that of the previous versions.

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