Draw Section Surround

Use the Section Tools > Draw Section Surround menu option (geogxnet.dll(Geosoft.GX.SectionTools.SectionSurround;Run)*), to define the layout for the current section map surrounds.

Draw Section Surround dialog options

Section Selection	Select the map on which to add surrounds. This map must be a section map. Script Parameter:SECTION_SURROUND.SECTION_SELECTION
Scale	The horizontal scale of the map. Defaults to the scale of the current map. Script Parameter: SECTION_SURROUND.SCALE
[More]	All tabs under the More button have default settings (Margins, Ground coordinates, Geographic coordinates, Legend). You can further customize the surrounds through the use of these additional parameters.
Margins
Top (cm) Right (cm) Bottom (cm) Left (cm)	Provide the Top, Right, Bottom, Left margin widths in cm around the colour image section. Script Parameter: SECTION_SURROUND.MARGIN_TOP Script Parameter: SECTION_SURROUND.MARGIN_RIGHT Script Parameter: SECTION_SURROUND.MARGIN_BOTTOM Script Parameter: SECTION_SURROUND.MARGIN_LEFT
Margin between sections (cm)	Specify the margin between the sections, in centimeters. Only active for Multiparameter and Stacked Sections; indicates the distance between adjacent section in cm. Script Parameter: "SECTION.MARGIN_BETWEEN_SECTIONS_CM"
Inside data margin (cm)	The inside data margin is the space in cm to allow between the section extents and the data window. This provides room for line survey annotations. Script Parameter: SECTION_SURROUND.MARGIN_INSIDE
Legend width (cm)	The width of the legend column in cm along the right, containing the index map, scale bar and title block. Script Parameter: SECTION_SURROUND.LEGEND_WIDTH
Ground Coordinates
Line type	A reference grid is plotted over the data. Choose the desired line type from the drop-down list for the reference grid. By default, the lines are drawn solid. Script Parameter: SECTION_SURROUND.GROUND_LINE_TYPE
Easting spacing	The spacing in the EW direction between the lines. This entry is in the ground units of the project. By default, the system will determine a spacing in the vicinity of 2 cm between the reference grid lines. If the default spacing is not suitable, you may specify your own in ground units. If you make the spacing too small, the grid annotations may overlap. Script Parameter: SECTION_SURROUND.EASTING_SPACING
Northing spacing	The spacing in the NS direction between the lines. This entry is in the ground units of the project. By default, the system will determine a spacing in the vicinity of 2 cm between reference grid lines. If the default spacing is not suitable, you may specify your own in ground units. If you make the spacing too small, the grid annotations may overlap. Script Parameter: SECTION_SURROUND.NORTHING_SPACING
Elevation spacing	By default, the system will determine a spacing in the vicinity of 2 cm between reference grid lines. If the default spacing is not suitable, you may specify your own in ground units. If you make the spacing too small, the grid annotations may overlap. Script Parameter: SECTION_SURROUND.ELEVATION_SPACING
Line thickness (mm)	Specify the grid line thickness in mm. Script Parameter: SECTION_SURROUND.GROUND_LINE_THICKNESS
Line colour	Select the reference grid line colour. Script Parameter: SECTION_SURROUND.GROUND_LINE_COLOUR
Text size (mm)	Specify the coordinate annotation text size in mm. Script Parameter: SECTION_SURROUND.GROUND_TEXT_SIZE
Section label size (mm)	Specify the section label size in mm. Script Parameter: "SECTION_SURROUND.SECTION_LABEL_SIZE"
Section title size (mm)	Specify the section title size in mm. Script Parameter: "SECTION_SURROUND.SECTIONS_TITLE_TEXT_SIZE"
Annotate distance along section	Select to annotate the distance along the section starting from 0, along the bottom. By default, the distance is not annotated (Default: 0 \| Annotate:1). Script Parameter: SECTION_SURROUND.ANNOTATE_DISTANCE_ALONG_SECTION
Plot line and channel labels on sections	Select to plot the line and channel labels on sections. Script Parameter: "SECTION_SURROUND.PLOT_LINE_AND_CHANNEL_LABELS"
Geographic Coordinates
Line type	A second reference grid can be plotted over the data. By default, this option is turned off. If you opt to add a geographic reference grid, it is recommended to select edge ticks from the list of options. Script Parameter: SECTION_SURROUND.GEOGRAPHIC_LINE_TYPE
Latitude spacing (deg. mmss)	If you have opted to annotate the geographic coordinate system, then you must provide the spacing between the marks in the NS direction. This entry is in deg.mmss units. Script Parameter: SECTION_SURROUND.LATITUDE_SPACING
Longitude spacing (deg. mmss)	If you have opted to annotate the geographic coordinate system, then you must provide the spacing between the marks in the EW direction. This entry is in deg.mmss units. Script Parameter: SECTION_SURROUND.LONGITUDE_SPACING
Line thickness (mm)	Specify the geographic reference grid line thickness in mm. Script Parameter: SECTION_SURROUND.GEOGRAPHIC_LINE_THICKNESS_MM
Line colour	Select the geographic reference grid line colour. Script Parameter: SECTION_SURROUND.GEOGRAPHIC_LINE_COLOUR
Text size (mm)	Specify the geographic coordinate system annotation text size in mm. Script Parameter: SECTION_SURROUND.GEOGRAPHIC_TEXT_SIZE
Vertical offset (mm)	Use the vertical offset (mm) to shift the labels for geographic coordinates. This is useful if you are also plotting ground coordinate labels, to prevent the labels from overlapping each other. Script Parameter: SECTION_SURROUND.GEOGRAPHIC_VERTICAL_OFFSET
Legend
Plot legend	Check the Plot legend check box, to enable you to access the legend parameters. Script Parameter: SECTION_SURROUND.PLOT_LEGEND
Title	Specify the title (carriage return is honoured). Script Parameter: SECTION_SURROUND.TITLE_TEXT
Title size (mm)	Specify the title text size in mm. Script Parameter: SECTION_SURROUND.TITLE_TEXT_SIZE
Subtitle	Optionally, specify a subtitle (carriage return is honoured). Script Parameter: SECTION_SURROUND.SUBTITLE_TEXT
Subtitle size (mm)	Specify the subtitle text size in mm. Script Parameter: SECTION_SURROUND.SUBTITLE_TEXT_SIZE
Display trace(s) in plan view	Check this box to add a plan view of the section trace at the top of the right margin. Checking this box also enables the following parameters: Plot selected lines in plan view Scale to include all selected lines Script Parameter: SECTION_SURROUND.DISPLAY_TRACE_IN_PLAN_VIEW Script Parameter: SECTION_SURROUND.PLOT_SELECTED_LINES_IN_TRACE_VIEW Script Parameter: SECTION_SURROUND.SCALE_TRACE_VIEW_TO_INCLUDE_SELECTED_LINES
Display scale bar	Check this box to add a scale bar above the title block. Script Parameter: SECTION_SURROUND.DISPLAY_SCALE_BAR
Display colour bar	Check this box to add a colour above the scale bar in the section map. This will display a default colour legend bar. If you want to customize the colour bar legend (annotations, ticks, intervals), you can run Grid and Image \| Display \| Colour Legend Bar ... Script Parameter: SECTION_SURROUND.DISPLAY_COLOUR_BAR

Application Notes

*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.