Section View - Plan a Drillhole in 3D

In order to plan a drillhole in 3D, first you must position the reference plane where you want to create the new drillhole, then draw the proposed drillhole on the plane.

Click the Section View () button in the 3D Manager toolbar.

The Section View tool will appear with the Reference Plane tab active on the right hand side of the 3D Viewer.
Position the reference plane in the 3D view by using any of the positioning tools:
- Use the Draw Plane button to interactively draw the reference plane position directly on the 3D view.
- Use the East-West, North-South, or Horizontal Plane position buttons to quickly orient the plane.
- Type in an Anchor point (XYZ) location or use the up/down stepper buttons to fine tune the plane position.
- Use the shortcut keys on the keyboard to move the plane in the X, Y or Z directions. The plane moves by the amount shown in the Move plane by field.

Adjust the Orientation of the reference plane by using the Azimuth and Dip controls.
You can clip the 3D view in order to better see the 3D objects; options include the ability to clip all objects to the front or the back side of the plane, or to clip to a section thickness.
Click on the Drillhole tab to start planing a new drillhole.
Use the Draw Collar button () to interactively place the drillhole collar location anywhere on the plane.
Use the Draw Target button () to interactively place the drillhole target location anywhere on the plane.
You can then adjust the Collar or Target location values by re-positioning or by typing in new values.
Optionally, you can supply a grid file of the topography which will be used to extract the Collar Z value. Select the option Calculate collar location from and browse for a grid file.
The azimuth and dip of the drillhole will appear under the Orientation section after both the Collar and Target have been defined. You can adjust these values if needed.
Enter a Name for the proposed hole before saving. The Description is pre-populated with "Planned Hole", but this can be changed.
The Planned length is the straight line distance between the Collar and Target locations. It is shown for informational purposes.
Optionally, you can choose to extend the drillhole by a specified length amount. Select the option Extend by and enter a value to extend past the target location. A red dotted line will appear in the 3D view showing the extension specified.
Save the proposed hole to the current Drillhole Project by pressing the Save button.
Edit an existing planned hole by pressing the Edit button.
Clear all the values and start over by pressing the Clear button.