3D Drillhole Traces – View and Modify Attributes

Use the Attributes tab to view and modify the properties of the 3D Traces 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 traces:

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

To determine the source drillhole project:

The source drillhole project used to plot the traces is listed below the Transparency slider.

To determine and change the traces style:

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

  • The Trace style selection indicates if traces are plotted as Lines or Tubes. Select a different trace style to apply the change.

To access the colour options and tools:

Click the Edit Traces button to open the Edit Traces dialog.

  • Click the Fixed or Classified radio button to change the style of colour applied to the traces.

  • For the Fixed colour selection, click inside the colour box to display the Colour dialog. Select a colour from the Basic colours table, or click Define Custom Colours to specify a custom colour.

  • For Classified colours, select a channel from the collar table to use to assign trace 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 (). Note that only collar table channels can be used to assign colours to traces.

To change the size of the drillhole traces:

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

  • Under the Traces tab, specify a different Size for plotting the traces, or use the Calculator button to revert to the default estimated value. Note that the trace size only applies to the Tubes style.

To determine and change the Hole ID and depth labels options:

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

The Hole ID and depth display options, as well as the font type, size, and colour used for plotting the labels are displayed under the Labels section.

  • Select /deselect any display options and use the drop-down list to select a different font type.

  • Specify a different font size, or use the Calculator button to revert to the default estimated value.

  • Use the Colour tool to specify a different colour for the Hole ID labels.

Application Notes

  • Clicking the Edit Traces button will prompt you to locate the source drillhole project (listed in the Attributes panel) if it is not currently open.

  • When you edit the selected 3D drillhole group and click OK, the 3D traces group is redrawn in the 3D View and the read-only parameters in the Attributes panel is updated.

  • 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 tab will appear as soon as the group has been refreshed.

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

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